[lbo-talk] War "brands" bad for business

[Carl Remick]

>From: "Leigh Meyers" <leigh_m at sbcglobal.net>
>
>Foreign Policy In Focus:
>Iraq War is Bad for Business
>By Jim Lobe
>
>... Brands closely identified with the U.S., such as Marlboro cigarettes 
>...  are particularly at risk.

That's one difference between Iraq and Vietnam.  Ho Chi Minh was a US-brand 
loyalist, preferring (according to different sources) Salem, Camel or Lucky 
Strike cigarettes.

Carl