From: dmhills{at}attglobal.net (Don Hills)

In article , Adam Flinton
 wrote:
>If true then it just shows how soldiers should stick to soldiering as
>they are obviously not that skilled in international PR.

Standard mistake #1: Assume that other cultures share the same emotional
triggers as Americans. It worked for US mil morale, he should have left it
at that. It was received with mixed emotions by the American populace in
general and largely seen as a grandstanding stunt by the rest of the world.

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Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
It's ironic that people who are too smart to engage in politics are
governed by people who are not as smart.

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