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June 21, 2005

Well there's your problem right there

Inadvertently revealing mixed-metaphor of the moment. Two quotes from Sgt. Joe Dyer in an AJC article on training Iraqi troops.

"In our military, the noncommissioned officer is the backbone."

"The Iraqi soldiers I saw today are like sponges. They emulate everything we do, and they're hungry to learn."

Posted by Daniel Radosh

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