Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.
“Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.”
— H. R. McMaster · Enemy
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Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.
“Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.”
— H. R. McMaster · Enemy
Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.
War is, in fact, an extension of politics, and in any war, military operations have to be conducted in such a way that they contribute to sustainable political outcomes consistent with vital interests that are at stake in that war.
It is important to understand how leaders have adapted and thought about war and warfare across their careers. 'The Autobiography of General Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs of the Civil War' is perhaps the best war memoir ever written.
What we have found is that we were the principal mediators in many cases between the Iraqis and their own security forces and their own government, and so you have to almost embrace that role.
I think any of us who have been involved in the mission of Iraq have developed a great deal of affection for the Iraqi people and are emotionally invested in what we think is a vital mission... So I think any of my contemporaries would welcome the opportunity to go back and make a contribution to this extraordinarily important mission.