Dave sent me a link to this speech. It is a U.S. soldier berating and belittling Iraqi police for their lack of courage — in very strong language, with threats to "beat their asses" because they are "acting like a bunch of fucking women."   The readers on YouTube love this speech. I am less optimistic.  I understand that this makes U.S. soldiers feel better and it is a very frustrating and scary situation that I can't begin to imagine.  The one part I thought was on target — although might have been done better backstage — was when the U.S. officer (I don't know the background of this video) berated one of Iraqi officers for being too "chickenshit" to lead a patrol himself.  It is quite a speech, but I am not sure this kind of stuff actually works.