Don't mention the peace

It's worth remembering, amid the well-deserved praise for the scale and effectiveness of the US Military relief operation in Indonesia, that they are performing functions despised by the incumbent National Security Advisor and pending Secretary of State, Saint Condi of Palo Alto:

"Carrying out civil administration and police functions is simply going to degrade the American capability to do the things America has to do. We don't need to have the 82nd Airborne escorting kids to kindergarten."