He argued that the armed force's "don't ask, don't tell" policy requiring soldiers to remain silent about their homosexuality violated city human rights laws.
Feigned retreats are one of the more difficult tactics for an army to undertake, and require well-disciplined soldiers.
And it is not a formula for early withdrawal: it would require American soldiers to act as guarantors along the sectarian fault lines.
The current plan will require Mexican soldiers accused of human rights abuses in their country to face the civil courts rather than courts-martial.
He required soldiers to wear the military beret and to collect spent cartridges after rifle range practice.
But doing what was really important here would not require soldiers.
Often, the pace of training requires soldiers to parade more often.
The manual also calls for several safeguards, including requiring soldiers to report anything that appears to violate international treaties or standards of humane treatment.
But that would require soldiers in numbers much larger than the American public seems ready to accept these days.
Stone quarries: The hard work demanded slave labor (often criminals), requiring soldiers and tighter security.