[Anonymous]

A large part of our strategy, since Vietnam, has been to puff out our chests and spread the word of our stregnth, much like the largest animal in a pack, or the head nigga of a gang.

Our "talking shit" is what causes Iraqis to carry white flags in their pants, and feed us info when captured. Our "talking shit" helps tremendously when reestablishing government after a regime change.

And, on a somewhat related subject...

When it comes down to it, we are the most civilized military on the planet (barring our tactics in the Revolution - but the British were asking for it). What military drops an equal amount of food, supplies and medicine, as it does artillery, besides the United States? Who else cares about establishing a new regime in the interest of the people of that country? What other country would HOLD the oil for when the new regime is in place. Screw that, EVERYONE else would take it.