"That's a valid point to take into consideration in future operations," Colonel Julian said.
They reasoned small numbers from some of the militant groups could be useful in future operations in Kashmir or elsewhere.
Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke is correct that the United Nations must transform its peacekeeping department to avoid repeated humiliations in future operations.
"So the question becomes: Can that investment be recovered in future operations of the plant through the market?" he said.
There is no doctrine of peace-building nor institutional framework to ensure that experience is accumulated so that it may be applied in future operations.
But he called the mission a "successful failure" since it used technology, including satellite communications and night-vision goggles, that proved valuable in future operations.
Other additives which might be used in future operations include hydrochloric acid, typically at a concentration of 0.125% or biocide at a concentration of 0.0005%, which can be used if needed to purify the water used in the process.
The report, released on the first anniversary of the start of Nato's Operation Odyssey Dawn, continued: "For advocates of the R2P, the worry should be that there is indeed a legacy of the Libya conflict: China and Russia will presume that the model in future operations is rather regime change under the cloak of R2P, and will be more forthcoming with vetoes.
Acknowledging the pain inflicted on the Afghan people by American airpower, General Eikenberry, who retired from the military last month, called the May 4 aerial bombardment in Bala Baluk district a tragedy and pledged to sharply reduce the chances of civilian casualties in future operations.
The public inquiry must not allow the police to hide behind their policy of "Neither Confirming nor Denying" the identities of officers – the victims need the truth and innocent people need the reassurance that they will not be spied upon in future operations.
