> made me think of kubrick, full metal jacket, colonel in vietnam
> talking to joker:
>
> "Son, all I've ever asked of my Marines is for them to obey my orders
> as they would the word of God. We are here to help the Vietnamese
> because inside every gook, there is an American trying to get
> out. It's a hardball world, son. We've got to try to keep our heads
> until this peace craze blows over."
Which made me think of one attributed to Henry Kissinger, along the lines that "Americans mistakenly think that the inhabitants of all other countries are at worst misunderstood Americans."
Chris