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Psychological Operations

by John Cole|  March 6, 20037:38 am| 1 Comment

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Ted Barlow wonders whether Psychological Operations, leaflet drops in particular, are successful. The answer, of course, is yes. Here is a link to some information on psyops usage by the military and here is a link to some of the leaflets dropped during Desert Storm. And here is my absolute favorite leaflet they used:

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“Flee and preserve your life, or stay here and meet your death.”

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“You have suffered horrendous losses as a result of us using the strongest conventional bomb in this war. It has more explosive power than 20 scud missles. BEWARE! You will be bombed again soon. Kuwait will be liberated from Iraq

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  1. Matthew Yglesias says:
    March 6, 2003 at 2:05 pm

    Love and Respect

    John Cole’s got a translation of his favorite American leaflet from Gulf War one:”You have suffered horrendous losses as a

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