—because I was a chapter VI and we were there to observe and assist people who wanted peace. When they decided they didn't want peace anymore or peace hadn't come about to a level that can permit it to actually evolve, then you had to go to chapter VII. Chapter VII means that you set the parameters of security so that all the other disciplines, with the security engaged, are able to function in a reasonable atmosphere of serenity. That does mean that you do, in extremis, and must be prepared and credible to use force to ensure that atmosphere is created, no matter the threat. A threat could be riots, which I faced. I had troops that were not allowed to engage in riots because they never trained in them.
Chapter VII to me is the realization that we're not between two states that have decided to stop shooting and are wanting to work out a deal. We're into internal conflicts, imploding nations and failing states. The viciousness of those missions makes it extremely difficult to discern the extremists from the moderates and the good guys from the bad guys and what side to go on. You need to be able to go in with a protection capability for the civilians, who are ultimately being manipulated in that.