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For now, Kauzlarich though that giving soccer balls to Iraqi children who would run up to his Humvee screaming, "Mister, mister," was having a positi… - David Finkelstein
" "For now, Kauzlarich though that giving soccer balls to Iraqi children who would run up to his Humvee screaming, "Mister, mister," was having a positive effect. A child would take home a soccer ball; his parents would ask where it came from; he would say, "The Americans"; the parents would be delighted; their confidence would increase; they would be more willing to make the difficult decisions of reconciliation; Baghdad would become secure; democracy in Iraq would thrive; the war would be won. Eventually, Kauzlarich would give up on soccer balls.
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About David Finkelstein
David Ritz Finkelstein (July 19, 1929 – January 24, 2016) was emeritus professor of physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work concentrates on the relation between logic and physics, and quantum analogues of classical mathematical structures.
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