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Grossman interprets the process of a target popping up, a soldier's shooting the target and the soldier being praised or criticized for accuracy, as a classic conditioning model. ''What makes this training process work is the same thing that made Pavlov's dogs salivate and B. F. Skinner's rats push their bars,'' he writes.

You can almost feel the warmth of love and respect this NYT writer has for the military.

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You can almost feel the warmth of love and respect this NYT writer has for the military.

I disagree. He's done a creditable job discussing something in an unbiased manner. It is conditioning, after all -- they're conditioning these guys to be able to handle surprises.

All in all, I think Mr. Maass has gained tremendous respect for these guys, and it shows in what he wrote.

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I don't understand the potshots being taken at the author of this excellent article. Why are so many people assuming this guy hates the military? Because he works for the NY Times? Give it a rest, you guys. This is a good article, and it might just be because Mr. Maass is a good, fair, capable journalist.