But ultimately there was a political decision as well. There's an optimal military campaign viewed from a purely military perspective, and then there's the optimal campaign viewed from the diplomatic and political context in which it has to be fitted, in terms of 19 member countries sitting around a table discussing it from their own domestic, political, and international policy perspectives.
D'un côté, il y a la campagne militaire optimale du point de vue strictement militaire, à laquelle vient se superposer la campagne optimale du point de vue diplomatique et politique, dans le contexte d'un regroupement de 19 pays faisant valoir leurs points de vue respectifs selon leurs orientations nationales, politiques et internationales.