The Soldier's Guide to Iraq from 1943

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Noah Shachtman at Wired's Danger Room has a really cool history piece up about US Soldiers in Iraq in 1943 during WWII.

Some highlights:

* If you see grown men walking hand in hand, ignore it.  They are not queer.
* You can usually tell a mosque by its high tower. Keep away from mosques. [Emphasis in the original]  If you try to enter one, you will be thrown out, probably with a severe beating.
* There are also political differences in Iraq that have puzzled diplomats and statesmen.  You won't help matters any by getting mixed up in them.

And then there's this:

   

* American success or failure in Iraq may well depend on whether the Iraqis (as the people are called) like American soldiers or not. It may not be quite that simple.  But then again it could.

Be sure to check out the whole piece.

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The Soldier's Guide to Iraq from 1943

Noah Shachtman at Wired's Danger Room has a really cool history piece up about US Soldiers in Iraq in 1943 during WWII.

Some highlights:

* If you see grown men walking hand in hand, ignore it.  They are not queer.
* You can usually tell a mosque by its high tower. Keep away from mosques. [Emphasis in the original]  If you try to enter one, you will be thrown out, probably with a severe beating.
* There are also political differences in Iraq that have puzzled diplomats and statesmen.  You won't help matters any by getting mixed up in them.

And then there's this:

   

* American success or failure in Iraq may well depend on whether the Iraqis (as the people are called) like American soldiers or not. It may not be quite that simple.  But then again it could.

Be sure to check out the whole piece.

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