The United States is at war with ideals as much as or more than foreign armies . Most Africans adhere to some brand of Christianity or Islam , but there are also animist beliefs as well as ethnic and folk mythologies . Troops ' curricula to include demographics , religion , languages , political landscapes . Thumbs-up in Egypt , showing soles of feet in Iraq are examples of offensive gestures . Commander : " I'm going to take this guy down and put him on the ground so he can see what's happening here.
The United States is at war with ideals as much as or more than foreign armies . Troops ' curricula to include demographics , religion , languages , political landscapes . Thumbs-up in Egypt , showing soles of feet in Iraq are examples of offensive gestures . Commander : " I'm going to take this guy down and put him on the ground so he can see what's happening here.