TY - BOOK AU - CONNAUGHTON Richard TI - The mechanics and nature of British interventions into Sierre Leone (2000) and Afghanistan (2001-2002) PY - 2003/// KW - BRITISH INTERVENTION KW - AFGHANISTAN KW - SIERRE LEONE N1 - Entered on 09/APR/2003 N2 - This article explains the mechanics of military intervention and peacekeeping from the decision-making process to deployment into an intra-state conflict of post-conflict environment. The main scenario engaged here is the operation into Sierre Leone in May 2000. A comparison is drawn between Sierre Leone experience and the decision-making process, and deployment into Afghanistan December 2001-2002 that was arguably 'as bad as it gets' ER -