[chuckles]

You either win their hearts and minds, or splatter them on the nearest rock. Same difference. A splattered brain pan is the same as a changed mind. (at least the shape is changed.)

This is supposed to be a war, not a family reunion. When we bombed the Germans and Japs into oblivion, they decided to be our friends. It does work. If they want to live and raise a family, then quit pi$$in us off.

[killjoy]

When we bombed the Germans and Japs into oblivion, they decided to be our friends. It does work.

WWII was mostly a conventional war. Iraq/Afghanistan is not. They are both counter-insurgency operations. The same line of thinking does not work.

[Rummenigge]

...we decided to be your friends when Ami Jeeps with chocolate and later Marshall appeared.

When we where send care packages from england although we knew they hardly got something to chew on either.

When we saw how the russians went on with their share.

When we were offered to be a part of civilization again.

Then we got friends.