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16 Mar U.S. Military Withdraws Troops… From Iceland

Chris Levesque The original idea was that Greeland, Icelan, and the UK were important strategic locations for preventing Soviet Submarines from gaining access to the Atlantic during a war for both convoy prtection and to keep Soviet missile submarines away from the coast of the United States. Bases on Iceland also provided a taging location for fighter squadrons whose mission was to intercept Soviet bombers that were attempting to attack U.S. convoys crossing the Atlantic with equipment and troops to reinforce Europe....

01 Aug Opinio Juris Symposium: Can President Obama Attack Pakistan?

...footprint looks like armed conflict and aggressive war. A small footprint might be a border incident in response to the Taliban type border crossing stuff that would not rise to the level of being armed conflict. With consent of the sovereign of Pakistan, the aggressive war discussion becomes a sidepoint as the incursion is agreed to. I was understanding Obama as proposing unilateral action without authorization from Pakistan. Hope that clarifies my comments. Best, Ben M. Gross I was understanding Obama as proposing unilateral action without authorization from Pakistan. In...