Now as to the behavior of the soldiers: occupations always corrupt the occupiers.
Long before 9/11 and the war in Iraq, a lot of people hated the United States and the West. But what the Iraqi war seems to have done, at least in...… - Yaroslav Trofimov
Long before 9/11 and the war in Iraq, a lot of people hated the United States and the West. But what the Iraqi war seems to have done, at least in...…
- Yaroslav Trofimov
But in Afghanistan, the general rule was that since you were fighting the Taliban, which was not a lawful government force, the Geneva Conventions di… - Yaroslav Trofimov
But in Afghanistan, the general rule was that since you were fighting the Taliban, which was not a lawful government force, the Geneva Conventions di…
Well, it's a problem in general with the American military. If you are the biggest and the strongest military power in the world, you have this natur… - Yaroslav Trofimov
Well, it's a problem in general with the American military. If you are the biggest and the strongest military power in the world, you have this natur…
In the occupation in Afghanistan, there are tragedies as well. It's not as bad as in Iraq because there are fewer American troops. But, as I describe… - Yaroslav Trofimov
In the occupation in Afghanistan, there are tragedies as well. It's not as bad as in Iraq because there are fewer American troops. But, as I describe…
Even if you look at Iran, those campaigners for human rights there, they don't want to have anything to do with America, because they are afraid that… - Yaroslav Trofimov
Even if you look at Iran, those campaigners for human rights there, they don't want to have anything to do with America, because they are afraid that…
The American official was trying to talk about aid and development projects and finally a local tribal chief got up and said, "Even if you turn our c… - Yaroslav Trofimov
The American official was trying to talk about aid and development projects and finally a local tribal chief got up and said, "Even if you turn our c…
Even if you are a liberal in the Muslim world, when you see Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, and you see all the other reports of abuses by American forces… - Yaroslav Trofimov
Even if you are a liberal in the Muslim world, when you see Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, and you see all the other reports of abuses by American forces…
The rules of engagement are so lax that soldiers are shooting and killing Iraqis under mere suspicion, and tragedies are everyday. There are road kil… - Yaroslav Trofimov
The rules of engagement are so lax that soldiers are shooting and killing Iraqis under mere suspicion, and tragedies are everyday. There are road kil…
I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise of the anti-American feelings there[in Iraq]. - Yaroslav Trofimov
I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise of the anti-American feelings there[in Iraq].
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