Sunday, July 26, 2009

Oh God No Wonder We're Losing

I just sat in on a meeting with the battalion commander and the local qaim'maqam. The American was insulting, condescending, demanding, and his behavior was clearly motivated by self-interest. Everything I have ever learned about negotiation, diplomacy, governance, and development militates against this man's position of importance. I don't know if this is typical for the US military, but if it is, we need to leave Iraq immediately.

2 comments:

Melkir said...

Yes, leave immediately. There is a surplus of beer to be dealt with at home.

kalimac said...

Yes a huge surplus of beer demands your negotiation skills. that's what you went to college to learn DUDE