battle-immature

[Alison Murie]

On Feb 4, 2010, at 6:51 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> 2006 Tim Jon Semmerling _"Evil" Arabs in American Popular Film_
> (Austin: U.
> of Texas Press) 143: Unlike the American soldiers in World War II who
> liberated civilians from tyranny, these American soldiers are
> battle-immature....[T[hey lack a clear understanding of war and the
> purpose
> of the hero's journey.
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> It seems to mean they've never been "matured" by battle.
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> JL
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