We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/annoying_officer_attitudes_34565.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:49:40 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification This is a great picture. It's clever. It's funny (especially to a combat zone resident). It's also very counter-productive from an Information Operations perspective. It plays right into the hands of the enemy, like it or not. If I were an officer in that chain of command responsible for that vehicle, I'd feel compelled to do something about it. Probably not enough as far as a resident of Foggy Bottom or a MSM talking head is concerned, but a change that would make a 180-degree difference in the take-away from the pic.* H/t, Strategy Page. *When digitally manipulating pictures (as... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/annoying_officer_attitudes_34565.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/annoying_officer_attitudes_34565.html Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:02:38 -0600 Hm, ok, good point. Maybe "Jihadis against the Great Satan"? Nah, not enough room. Back to Jihadis I suppose. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/annoying_officer_attitudes_34565.html#comment-49090 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/annoying_officer_attitudes_34565.html#comment-49090 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:47:25 -0600 Yeah, old habits die hard. On the flip side - the target of the jibe *do* see themselves in that light... so perhaps they will look for the flash. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/annoying_officer_attitudes_34565.html#comment-49084 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/annoying_officer_attitudes_34565.html#comment-49084 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:24:34 -0600 "irhabi" or "mufsidoon" photos, to really make sure we aren't counter-productive? ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/annoying_officer_attitudes_34565.html#comment-49083 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/annoying_officer_attitudes_34565.html#comment-49083 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:51:39 -0600