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Originally posted by kach22i
Iran (or Syria) helping out in Iraq is a scary thing. Who knows, it might work, or at least better than us being there.
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Unlike Vietnam, the military has made little effort to teach local languages to the troops, and has overall made moves to reduce interaction. This has only made things more polarized, IMHO, since exposure to our people was one of our greatest assets in prior occupations. When each side sees the other as basically decent, you don't get nearly half the population supporting attacks on the troops.