I've had it, TC, really I have. You want to keep making disparaging remarks about the "understanding" of other posters - put up. Not only is it a violation of the spirit of this site, it is insulting and arrogant. Give us an inkling of where you got your vaunted, unique knowledge of international law, military law, and the interpretation of treaties. When you do that, I will reciprocate. You have one reading of what you are asserting, and you insist that no one else's interpretation can possibly be right. Really? What makes you the expert, my friend? Give it to us straight.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich