You'd think that would be obvious. But at least somebody's trying to get it across.We have to understand that the way we treat Iraqis has a direct effect on the number of insurgents that we are fighting.... For every one that I kill, I create almost 10 more.
- Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Creating insurgents
The Los Angeles Times has an article entitled, "Aiming for a More Subtle Fighting Force" that talks about Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, who has been training U.S. troops to be more culturally sensitive and to use less force:
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