Military humanitarianism and the pursuit of soft power creates a liberal democratic check on the military that prevents the worst forms of violence
Heins, 05 (Volker, visiting professor of political science at Concordia University and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, 6 German Law Journal No. 5, May,
http://www.germanlawjournal.com/article.php?id=598)
According to this basic Principle of Distinction, modern humanitarian …now that it is possible to identify reliable evidence for war crimes from exhumed bodies.[39]
Politics Link Turns
Turn - Solving Diseases in Africa is popular in congress and costs Bush ZERO political capital
BALKO 6 – 23 – 3 Freelance Writer from Virginia – Writes for Fox News.com / Tech Central Station / & The Agitator
[Radley, “President Bush's $15 Billion Package to Fight AIDS in Africa,” http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=2875]
You'll think I'm off my trolley when I say this… the AIDS bill are the least worst way to go.
Concessions to dems – not political capital – is key to the agenda CHICAGO TRIBUNE 11 – 8 – 6
The last time that Bush held a post Election Day-press conference, … that direction, it’s going to be a long and difficult two years.’’
The humanitarian aspect of africom stops it from effecting other political issues
J. Peter Pham, Director of the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance, 2-15-07, World Defense Review, http://worlddefensereview.com/pham021507.shtml
In a period when the many within the …divisions stopping at the water's edge.
Powerful lobbies drive bipartisan support for increasing aid to Africa and improving relations
J. Stephen Morrison, Director, Africa program, Center for Strategic and International Studies. 12/5/05. More than Humanitarianism: A Strategic U.S. Approach to Africa—CFR Task Force Report Release [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.] http://www.cfr.org/publication/9371/more_than_humanitarianism.html?breadcrumb=%2Fbios%2F2373%2Fprinceton_n_lyman
Good policy cannot be made without good information… as to where we should go as a country and as a nation.
Turn - Country selection for MEDFLAG exercises will spark a political battle
Carroll ’01 (Colonel Terry, “Engagement or Marriage: The Case for an Expanded Military Medical Role in Africa”, Army War College Strategy Report)
More basically, the selection of countries for …opportunity to maximize our African investment.
4. Turn -Congress hates military humanitarianism – they want a traditional military role
Peter W. Rodman. 2k 11 December Former United States Secretary of Defense, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute, Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute“U.S. Leadership and the Reform of Western Security Institutions:NATO Enlargement & ESDP” Conference of the German Foreign Policy Association (DGAP) Berlin,. http://www.nixoncenter.org/publications/articles/12_11_00Berlin.pdf.
The Republican instinct is also to reserve U.S. combat … crisis, including those of more humanitarian than strategic import
Concessions with the democrats are useless –their only goal is to see the Bush administration fail
Samuel, 2005. [Terence, January 24, “Democrats Still get a Vote.” US News and World Report. Vol 138, No. 3, Pg. 22. pg. lezis]
There are now expanded GOP majorities …both sides, the realities on the ground suggest a sharply divided, very contentious session ahead.
6. Expanding Medflag operations requires political capital
Carroll ’01 (Colonel Terry, “Engagement or Marriage: The Case for an Expanded Military Medical Role in Africa”, Army War College Strategy Report)
Transnational disease alone compels the U.S. to engage with Africa…again for our neglect and shortsightedness.’5°
Turn - Plan takes away focus from Bush’s Agenda, the White House Legislative Office is only able to focus on one major piece of legislation at a time.
Andres, et. al. 2K. [Gary, former deputy assistant to the president for Legislative Affairs for the Bush administration, Septement. “Contemorary Presidency: managing White House- Congressional Relations: Observations from inside the Process.” Presidential Studies Quarterly. Volume 30 page 553. ]
The constraint of “time” is another trade-off the …… White House-congressional agenda.
Westminster (All Teams) – Negative
Politics—Law of the Sea Good Russia impact— Failure to ratify makes US-Russian conflict and miscalculation inevitable over sea bed resources.
The Statesman Journal (Oregon), 9/10/2007. "U.S. should sign sea treaty to stake claim in the Arctic," http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070910/COLUMN0703/709100322/1097/OPINION.
The hypothetical Northwest ... clean it up
Miscalculation causes nuclear war.
Arnold Kanter et al, Senior Fellow at the Forum for International Policy, 9/13/1999. "A Deal With Russia On Arms Control?" Boston Globe, http://fas.org/nuke/control/abmt/news/e19990914deal.htm.
Second, we want ...pay the price
Iran impact— Ratification of the Law of the Sea is vital to preventing naval miscalculation with Iran – this risks massive oil price spikes
Richardson, 1/24/08 - energy and security specialist at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Michael, The Straits Times (Singapore), "High stakes for Asia in Persian Gulf security", lexis)
THE United States ...critical to Asia
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