I also backed up my boldest claims with links.
Research done unless you can add something.
Regarding Rosenzweig’s concerns about .mil and .gov ...
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9This reaffirmation was made through an exchange of letters.16 Not only are the letters non-legally binding, they actually acknowledge the possibility that at some point a separation of the IANA functionfrom ICANN might threaten the stability and security of the US government’s top level domains. I can’t speak for other observers, but for me, as a lawyer, an exchange of letters is a way of avoiding acontractually enforceable obligation. I know why ICANN would prefer that course of action – I have noidea why the NTIA would accept it on behalf of the US government.