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A United States Army soldier greeting Iraqi children while on patrol during the occupation of Iraq in 2009. Winning hearts and minds is a concept occasionally expressed in the resolution of war, insurgency, and other conflicts, in which one side seeks to prevail not by the use of superior force, but by making emotional or intellectual appeals to sway supporters of the other side.
Approximate zones of control in South Vietnam at the time of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, January 1973.. Hearts and Minds or winning hearts and minds refers to the strategy and programs used by the governments of South Vietnam and the United States during the Vietnam War to win the popular support of the Vietnamese people and to help defeat the Viet Cong insurgency.
Do not dish it if you can't take it; Do not judge a book by its cover; Do not keep a dog and bark yourself; Do not let the bastards grind you down; Do not let the grass grow beneath (one's) feet; Do not look a gift horse in the mouth; Do not make a mountain out of a mole hill; Do not meet troubles half-way; Do not put all your eggs in one basket
In 1776, our founding fathers established life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as the foundational principles of American society. That’s why we celebrate the day these rights were ...
Today I am blessed.” “Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they are.” “Life offers us tickets to places which we ...
Hearts and Minds is a 1974 American documentary film about the Vietnam War directed by Peter Davis. The film's title is based on a quote from President Lyndon B. Johnson : "the ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there". [ 1 ]
“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.” — Stephen Chbosky, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” “We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are ...
"We are going to win this war and the peace that follows" – 1944 campaign slogan in the midst of World War II by Democratic president Franklin D. Roosevelt "Dewey or don't we" – Thomas E. Dewey "Win the war quicker with Dewey and Bricker" - 1944 campaign slogan during World War II in support of Thomas E. Dewey and his vice presidential ...