THE USE OF DEADLY MILITARY FORCE TO DEFEND THE HOMELAND—LAWLESSNESS OR ARTICLE II AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS WHAT IS CLEARLY IRREGULAR WARFARE?

The USS Gravely, an Aegis-class destroyer, deployed to the waters near Venezuela as part of counter-narcotics operations. THE USE OF DEADLY MILITARY FORCE TO DEFEND THE HOMELAND—LAWLESSNESS OR ARTICLE II AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS WHAT IS CLEARLY IRREGULAR WARFARE?   INTRODUCTION My analysis herein may be considered an outlier—many argue that what is occurring in the…