Hearts And Minds Edit Meaning

1.

The strategy in guerilla war of winning the support of the resident population by building schools and hospitals instead of conquering by brute force.

In reference to a particularly difficult city in Iraq,"It's a very primal fight," Colonel Davis said. "We don't do a lot of hearts and minds out here because it's irrelevant." (NY Times, 11/6/2005)

See guerilla, iraq, syria