Dan Fortune
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 16 Jul
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But we had lawyers read us back what the head of battle was and then said it didn't occur in this legalistic barrier, like non-combatant, not taking active part in hostilities.
Tell me about Afghanistan and active part in hostilities.
Well, the rules of engagement that we're operating in
ROE 424 or 421, the numbers confuse me.
I was the concept of operations approval authority for two one-year deployments in Afghanistan.
The go, no go, slap the table, go do it.
I was signing off on the office as the risk to force, risk to mission decision maker.
I answered to the inquiry officers on all the deaths of the three Australians in 2011.
The National Command had no idea what was happening on the ground.
They were briefed on the framework CONOP.
So my point in saying that is when you own that and you're involved intimately in the decisions around combat, there's context.
We didn't do that.
So it's not good enough.
No, no.
And you can see the... Look what's happening.
And how do we go forward out of this?
I think we're up towards the anniversary of the Battle from El.
First World War.
First battle after Anzac in World War I.
my jesus they got they got a horrible horrible battle okay and they learned from that and by the end of 28 918 they were much more competent force af western force best best of the of that time we haven't learned from what happened afghanistan i offered to you the the real foundational ethical martial war fighting lessons we're still demonizing warrior culture we had burton talk about warrior culture
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