On June 12, 2015, just four days before Trump announced his candidacy, the DoD released the their very first edition of its Law of War Manual. Until then, DoD had never put forth a DoD-wide manual concerning the LoW. While different branches had their own manuals, a comprehensive manual didn’t exist.
I don’t think the timing of DJT’s announcement was coincidental.
It’s a LONG manual - almost 1200 pages. Chapter 11 Military Occupation (just 84 pages!) is the most relevant section. Here’s a screencap of the chapter outline.
Of importance: My read of the usage of the term ‘belligerent’ in LoW refers to a party actively in conflict on either side. In this case, belligerent occupation refers to one party’s occupation of another party’s territory during a conflict. It doesn’t mean the aggressive asshole in a particular situation.
Additionally, due to poor optics, I think MIL would be reluctant to use all the powers described in this manual.
On June 12, 2015, just four days before Trump announced his candidacy, the DoD released the their very first edition of its Law of War Manual. Until then, DoD had never put forth a DoD-wide manual concerning the LoW. While different branches had their own manuals, a comprehensive manual didn’t exist.
I don’t think the timing of DJT’s announcement was coincidental.
It’s a LONG manual - almost 1200 pages. Chapter 11 Military Occupation (just 84 pages!) is the most relevant section. Here’s a screencap of the chapter outline.
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Of importance: My read of the usage of the term ‘belligerent’ in LoW refers to a party actively in conflict on either side. In this case, belligerent occupation refers to one party’s occupation of another party’s territory during a conflict. It doesn’t mean the aggressive asshole in a particular situation.
Additionally, due to poor optics, I think MIL would be reluctant to use all the powers described in this manual.
The breadth of these powers, however, is NOTABLE.