Sunday, June 29, 2003

Bait and switch in the Iraqi war

Patrick J. McDonnell of the LA Times quotes
Sgt. 1st Class Andre LeGrant from Georgia.

First the bait:

"We fought and fought to survive, and we thought we were going home," LeGrant said as he guided his Humvee through a warren of rural alleys and along stands of palm and brush — ideal ambush sites, he noted.

Then the switch:

"You're not really fighting an enemy anymore. You're more or less fighting terrorism We thought we would go home as heroes after taking Baghdad. Now look at us."

Watch what they do, not what they say.