Thank you.

So, the truncated version is for the US to go to war again.

You were educating me on things YOU (uncommitted campaign, et al) wanted. I can't know without asking, and my Google Fu wasn't providing specifics. No, I wasn't being a Sea Lion.

As for scholars and the like, it seems like perhaps this whole event is in "good" hands, since they literally know the ins and outs better than the average citizen.