"A 2003's 'Soldier's Guide to the Republic of Iraq,' issued by the
Army on the eve of the U.S. invasion, tells troops that Arabs see 'little virtue
in a frank exchange' and are 'by American standards... reluctant to accept
responsibility.'"
I think that when it comes to guides like this it is a catch-22. If you don't hand out a guide to the soldiers there will be claims that moves were not taken to understand the population. On the other hand, it is hard to write a description of a single person, a group or a nation is that much harder. There will always be mistakes, or points that are unclear enough to be misread. The effort in my opinion is the key, we are seeing a meeting of cultures, and there is always some misunderstanding at such times.
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