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

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Mon Jan 3 11:38:35 PST 2005



>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



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