Hillbilly Elegy, by J. D. Vance: on War & Peace

JD Vance: Marines in Iraq trained on respecting Muslim culture

I thought about the never-ending training on how to respect Iraqi culture--never show anyone the bottom of your foot, never address a woman in traditional Muslim garb without first speaking to a male relative. I thought about the security we provided for Iraqi poll workers, and how we studiously explained the importance of their mission without ever pushing our own political views on them. And here was this [19-year-old] telling our class that we murdered people for sport. I felt an immediate drive to finish college as quickly as possible.