The Pros And Cons Of Sieges

The European middle ages refers to a time between 476 and 1500 AD. The people of Europe saw a whole new take on warfare tactics bringing about the use of fortresses or castles which led to the creation of siege weapons such as the catapult, the use of mounted knights leading to the creation of new armor and weapons, and by the end of the middle ages the use of gunpowder led to the creation and usage of the first cannons.

While a conventional “siege” may not be possible in our current areas of operation, the Battle of Yorktown does display the importance of severing the enemies’ supply channels. Soldiers who are tired hungry and weak will eventually begin to lose the will to fight. Couple that with a constant barrage of incoming artillery, and they may feel their situation to be all the more dire. If we can apply some of the ideas of Washington, it may help us to become more successful in future operations.

As the refugee camp takes shape at Panyido, the UN begins sending food relief. What do they send? How does this diet differ from the usual Dinka diet? What are some of its mis-intended consequences? (see p. 92)

In response to the recent failure of the international community to prevent the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa since July 2011, Suzanne Dvorak the chief executive of Save the Children wrote that, “We need to provide help now. But we cannot forget that these children are wasting away in a disaster that we could - and should - have prevented” she added, “The UN estimates that every $1 spent in prevention saves $7 in emergency spending.” (Dvorak, 2011).

There are at least five million people that need to be medically taken care of and nearly two million that are starving. ("Quick Facts: What You Need to Know about the South Sudan Crisis." ) People have installed water wells to improve the health of South Sudan. “They want to pull themselves up and move on. They want to be like the rest of the world.” (The Best First Step for South Sudan.") This is where othering comes in. They don’t want to be looked at as a country that looks underdeveloped. They want to be able to go get water and not have to worry if it is safe enough to drink or not. Some of Sudan are being forced to leave their homes because of this crisis. They either have the option to stay their in hopes for a better water system or flee to another country for safety where they have no idea how to live like they do and have to change their whole lives. This then classifies them as refugees and

Over the recent years the military has had a greater involvement with aid programs, this was most notable from her experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan. Militarization of aid politicizes it for something that shouldn't be political. As the author believes humanitarian aid needs to exist in a neutral humanitarian space in order to remain its legitimacy and maintain close ties to the community level. From one example mentioned in Damned Nations, during the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, international aid agencies that worked closely with communities showed greater progress and effectiveness (Nutt, 92). In essence this administered a positive attitude towards westerners, and symbolized progress within hostile nations. Aid that is not militarized allows civilians to feel safe access to services and without the fear in putting themselves or their families at risk (Nutt, 92). In comparison military administered aid has proven to lack the same level of trust because civilians inherently become worried about being targeted as collaborators (Nutt, 92). In addition the militarization of aid proves to bring further danger towards humanitarian workers. “Over the past decade, attacks against aid workers have increased 177 percent, with reports of rape, violence, extortion, abduction, and killings” (Nutt, 94). The author states this was reflected from a misjudgment that involving armed militants into

The book opens on Oct. 26, 1775 with King George III making a procession in his grand coach/horse drawn carriage, pulled by eight massive majestic horses. The entire coach itself was a symbol of England’s many colonies and extreme wealth. The king’s attire wasn’t usually very grand. He preferred the life of a farmer at Windsor and the company of his wife to court duties. The “madness” for which he was long remembered was really porphyria, an inherited disease. Though not a militaristic man, he had no doubt that the misbehaving colonies must be made compliant. The war under Howe and Washington officially began in Lexington and Concord and then Bunker Hill, and it made him uneasy. He

The amount of people in need will spell trouble during a catastrophe. Tensions will be high as people go into panic mode. Supply storage facilities may be raided and the food stolen as well, which will prevent careful distribution plans from working.

Running up a hill, guns in hands with bullets whizzing by you, You and 4 others following close behind, slowly being gunned down 1 by 1, Frightened he might be next. Storming a castle by yourself with Germans in it. And have the heart of a lion. Vernon Baker was an African american who was Well respected among the ranks as a First Lieutenant.

David Rieff talks about the idea of the “international community which gives both the humanitarian worker and the victims of crisis “false hope” that something will be done (Rieff, 2003). He says that “the moment one taps on to the idea of the international community, it (humanitarianism) falls part like a toy” (Rieff 2003, p.9). The concept of international community, however vague or disastrous it might seem or sound, is also the source of logistics for

Stephen said on page 32,”Everyone knew how to divide up the supplies. In this case, people in the village had trained how to split up food so that everyone has an equal share. In the article As South Sudan Fights, Refugees Flow Into Uganda it says, "I received food (in) July, emergency food for only 10 days. That is the last food I received, up to now." So then, people were in a camp because they needed help especially food. “The fighting has pushed people into more crowded areas, and they don’t have the access they usually have to food or clean water,” says the article Is There Any Hope for Peace in South Sudan? These fights has forced other people to be in a crowded that is not able to get any clean water or

     Medieval tactics were essential for an attack or siege of a castle. Many tactics and strategies helped develop much-improved version of an attacking artifact, like weapons and sieging machinery. The knights of Medieval England which were the cavalry, improved as the years went by, but never actually had any tactics or strategies. The usual knight would just go out there and fight. The knights were the counter offensive against a small siege, but they were ineffective against a large siege of a castle. A siege was very essential for medieval warfare. Siege was like the most important part of an attack; that is if you’re attacking a castle.

Food is flown in from different outside agencies including the United Nations but about 80% of it is stolen before it gets to the starving people.5 This leads to Operation Restore Hope in which the UN sent in 35,000 troops to try to restore order throughout the land.

The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that 250,000 IDP’s are displaced because of the conflict in South Sudan. Lizabeth Paulat, a member of Truthout, a think tank, writes that the violence is directly causing a potentially massive famine within the region. “This threat of starvation is not occurring because of a natural scarcity, or even a political attempt to starve out opponents,” says Paulat, “rather, this is an issue of South Sudan’s internal refugees, forced to flee their homes to escape violence.” With such a high volume of IDP’s and a projected record breaking famine, the international community must intervene to assist President Kiir and the South Sudanese Government.

Much recent discourse surrounding humanitarian intervention has focused on the responsibility to protect (R2P). Prevention is a key component for good international relations and few would say it is not important, but as evidence to date would show prevention is very ineffective, the legality of military intervention still needs to be debated, as to date there is no consensus. For any intervention to be legitimate, whether unilateral or multilateral, it must comply with international law. So as not to cause any confusion, any situation in which an “intervention” is done with the permission or by request of the state being intervened, should be considered humanitarian assistance as state sovereignty is not breached. This paper will