US Seeks Legal Backing for War That Appears Endless

[misskit]

PENTAGON/WASHINGTON—
At the same time U.S. President Barack Obama is trying to wind down the U.S. war in Afghanistan and refrain from putting “boots on the ground” in Iraq, administration officials are making the case for continued and future military operations against groups like the Islamic State, al-Qaida and even the Taliban.

The goal, according to U.S. defense officials, is to create a “framework” that will allow the president to use military force to persistently target and take down groups that currently threaten the United States.

"The last 14 years have taught us that the threats we face tomorrow will not be the same as the threats we faced yesterday or face today," said Defense Department General Counsel Stephen Preston said Friday in prepared remarks to the American Society of International Law.

“The challenge is to ensure that the authorities for U.S. counterterrorism operations are both adequate and appropriately tailored to the present and foreseeable threat,” said Preston.

Undetermined end game

One difficulty with current conflicts is determining when they are over, Preston said. "In an armed conflict between a state and a terrorist organization like al-Qaida or ISIL [Islamic State], it is highly unlikely that there will ever be an agreement to end the conflict. Unlike at the close of the World Wars, there will not be any instruments of surrender or peace treaties."


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[Kurgen]

more guns!

[Dapper]

The goal, according to U.S. defense officials, is to create a “framework” that will allow the US military industrial complex to keep financially raping its own citizens and physically destroy the lives and homes of millions of innocent people around the world.

Fixed that for ya.

Shame on them - disgrace to humanity.