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Exploitation of nationalism: For example, "We are winning in Iraq." The use of such a phrase implies that all Americans share the same conception of nationalism. This simplification is effective because it suggests that political leaders do not have agendas contrary to those of the public...'we are all on the same page and share the same goals.'
Conflation: Supporting the civilian command is the same thing as supporting soldiers. Thus, failure to support the civilian command is the same thing as failure to support soldiers.
Authoritarianism: Failure to support the policies of the leaders is indicative of flawed citizenship and/or lack of patriotism.
An example is Douglas Feith's book tour. IMO, he betrayed the public (and the soldiers) by way of fixing intelligence and helping to implement a sinister occupation policy. Thus, he didn't have the best interests of the public in mind. The propaganda works to disguise his conduct as incompetence motivated by arrogance. After all, Feith is an American, he held a high ranking position in the Defense Department (authority) and he wants to win in Iraq. So only an unpatriotic citizen would dare question his intentions.
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