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tw · 03-22-2003, 08:41 PM

Tonight's ABC News report is, I believe, a town about 60 miles north of Nasiriyah. The more this news reporter talked to local residents, the more resentful they became. He found no friendly welcome among those residents in direct contrast to images being promoted by our domestic leaders.

That would be an unstable situation. Careful and immediate response by civilian affairs officers can make a significant difference - the all so critical first impression. But the people are not welcoming invading armies with open arms. And those invading armies have yet to confront a real army.

We are not the good guys. We are only the new player. And we know we cannot count on our government to report who is and is not opposed to us. Listen carefully to the reporters. Those little details can be telling.

03-22-2003, 08:41 PM	#25
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Tonight's ABC News report is, I believe, a town about 60 miles north of Nasiriyah. The more this news reporter talked to local residents, the more resentful they became. He found no friendly welcome among those residents in direct contrast to images being promoted by our domestic leaders. That would be an unstable situation. Careful and immediate response by civilian affairs officers can make a significant difference - the all so critical first impression. But the people are not welcoming invading armies with open arms. And those invading armies have yet to confront a real army. We are not the good guys. We are only the new player. And we know we cannot count on our government to report who is and is not opposed to us. Listen carefully to the reporters. Those little details can be telling.