KillerYoda

Due to my love of equality, following my post of a New York Times article, here's one from FOXNews.com:
US tries Carrot-and-Stick Policy in Iraq
Lead: "They hand out soccer balls to children and halt traffic so elderly people can safely cross busy streets. They high-five bemused youngsters who follow them everywhere."

I guess since the whole "winning of hearts and minds" thing worked so well in Vietnam, we'll try it again. Reminds me of the scene in <i>Full Metal Jacket</i> when they're working on articles for the paper and refer to "grunts giving their pay to buy gooks toothbrushes" or something like that.

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Sparhawk

Sucky-sucky, Five Dolla??

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"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."

Macheath

The leadership doesn't have the will sufficient to make any "hearts and minds" campaign work.

They regard it as social work.

The_Dude

at the same time, troops are gettin ambushed

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