The Spectator: A guide to Iraq for US GIs
A few years ago, bookshops started selling the hand book that American GIs were given before coming to Britain during World War Two. With hindsight, it made for amusing reading—it was interesting to see how many of the respective stereotypes had stood the test of time. Well,
this is the equivalent guide to Iraq.
It makes for fascinating reading and gives you an idea of how much more difficult what we’re trying to do in Iraq now is than what we did there sixty-odd years ago. I heavily recommend giving it a read. The stuff on the national character of the Iraqis is particularly interesting......