[george wythe]

This American platoon commander seems to remember this:

"However strong your armies may be, you will always need the favour of the inhabitants to take possession of a province."

Niccoló Machiavelli

[Dead Dog]

How many Muslim solders do we have in the infantry? Probably a couple thousand. Why not use them to liberate the Shi'ite mosque from the Sunni gunmen.

[Grut]

This American platoon commander seems to remember this:

"However strong your armies may be, you will always need the favour of the inhabitants to take possession of a province."

Niccoló Machiavelli

Or possibly:

"Paris is worth a mass."

Henry IV