http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100806/wl_time/08599200886300 you know, this sort of thinking worked wonders for Vietnam I don't know if this is just to make himself look good for the media, or if this is indeed the real deal. I do know that it's like gambling with the lives of American soldiers, when you keep telling them stuff like this. It is indeed glorious, to be so far removed from the fighting, that you won't have to face the dreadful reality, of your own leadership.
The Taliban released their own version: execute those working for international forces or the Afghan government ("supporters of the infidels").