Originally posted by eagl
Neither good nor bad, simply unrealistic.
The South Koreans actually seem to like us, and their culture doesn't really have anything against us. We're considered to be a bit uncultured but trainable (as you'd train any child) but in general the South Koreans don't seem to think we're destroying their lives or their culture.
Iraq... There are many stories of individual relationships being built up there, but even western non-combatant aid workers are often seen as a direct threat to their culture and their way of life.
I just don't see it happening. Iraq is a completely different situation than Korea or even Vietnam. At least in Vietnam, the Vietnamese themselves could be united into a single cultural/political group even if unwillingly. Saddam Hussein never united Iraq, he merely kept a ruthless grip on his power and kept others from becoming powerful enough to challenge him. I think our greatest intel failure was not realizing this.
Neither good nor bad, just entirely failing history class.
Do you actually think when you type? Or do you just let your fingers do the wandering?
