US troops act like Hollywood stars in Iraq, says UK officer

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US troops act like Hollywood stars in Iraq, says UK officer
London, April 19, IRNA

UK Officer-US Troops
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Brigadier Alan Sharpe, who worked alongside Americans in Baghdad, said there was a "strong streak of Hollywood" with officers trying to portray themselves as Sylvester Stallone or John Wayne.

An important part to being a successful American officer was to be able to combine the "real and acted heroics" of Audie Murphy, the "newsreel antics" of Gen Douglas MacArthur and the "movie
performances" of Hollywood actors, Sharpe said.

According to the Daily Telegraph Wednesday, his criticisms were voiced in a thesis on Britain's influence on US foreign relations after previously gaining the American Bronze Star for writing the "coalition campaign plan" for Iraq during a tour in Baghdad in 2004.

He suggested that "loud voices, full body armour, wrap-around sunglasses, air strikes and daily broadcasts from shoulder-holster wearing brigadier-generals proudly announcing how many Iraqis have been killed by US forces today" was no "hearts-and-minds winning tool".