To the Pentagon, for quickly declassifying and releasing a video recording of the controversial June 10 U.S. airstrike in the Afghan-Pakistani border region. Pakistan loudly condemned the strike as an unwarranted attack that killed 11 of its troops. The Defense Department was correct to respond swiftly to those accusations by releasing the evidence it had: Video from a Warrior unmanned aerial vehicle that captured the event. The Defense Department is standing firm that it was a legitimate strike against militant forces that had attacked coalition members. Too often in the past, the Pentagon has understandably, but misguidedly, clamped down on releasing information to the public — thus giving the upper hand in the propaganda war to the insurgents. Whatever the outcome of any investigation, it’s good to see the Pentagon take the lead in the information war and back up its military actions with its superior evidence. Sometimes it’s not about winning hearts and minds — it’s about getting the evidence out so that people can make up their own minds.

http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2008/07/3606057

Well, actually, it's good to see the Pentagon taking the lead in anything, rather than deferring to White House bunglers & corkheads. But AFJ ed. staff mistaken here: this really is just more hearts & minds; another weak-kneed effort @PSYOPS because Pentagon just ain't doin' so great with the other OPS. Further evidence that the U.S. armed forces serve not so much the nation as the latter-day behavioral theorists & the interests of pseudo-science.