And it is highly counterproductive. It turns the perception of the American Army from liberators to oppressors. And for this who already viewed the US as oppressors, these killings confirm that opinion and gives the anti-US contingent more authority over those with flexible allegiences.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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