Due to my love of equality, following my post of a New York Times article, here's one from FOXNews.com:
US tries Carrot-and-Stick Policy in Iraq
Lead: "They hand out soccer balls to children and halt traffic so elderly people can safely cross busy streets. They high-five bemused youngsters who follow them everywhere."
I guess since the whole "winning of hearts and minds" thing worked so well in Vietnam, we'll try it again. Reminds me of the scene in <i>Full Metal Jacket</i> when they're working on articles for the paper and refer to "grunts giving their pay to buy gooks toothbrushes" or something like that.