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Old February 24th 10, 10:54 AM posted to us.military.army,sci.space.policy,sci.military.naval
Jack Linthicum
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Default Afghan Push Went Beyond Traditional Military Goals

On Feb 24, 2:16*am, Fred J. McCall wrote:
"Roger Conroy" wrote:

::"Pat Flannery" wrote in message

hdakotatelephone...: Jack Linthicum wrote:

:
: This is all a war of perceptions, General McChrystal said. This is
: not a physical war in terms of how many people you kill or how much
: ground you capture, how many bridges you blow up. This is all in the
: minds of the participants.
:
: Oh, dear God... the "hearts and minds" routine again.
: We'll be seeing "the light at the end of the tunnel" shortly.
:
: Pat
:
:Who first said, "If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will
:follow"?
:

Uh, if you paid attention, Roger...

--
"If you grab them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -- Chuck Colson


Wrong, see my post on this. Someone gave Colson a plaque with this on
it. Mendell Rivers is the real source.