US Soldiers Pose With Dead Civilian Corpses

I think that a crucial factor towards combating foreign terrorism is for the United States to build up strong public relations with other countries, especially the country it is currently occupying. Given the fact that anyone could become an insurgent at any given time and a number or anti-western forces could provide arms to disgruntled denizens, I am curious how this will affect military strategy in Afghanistan. The article noted that many parties are bunkering down and are preparing for the worst. With low approval ratings from citizens back at home, perhaps soldiers view themselves more are mercenaries and less as patriots. Thereby leading to rogue actions that ultimately hurt American diplomacy and foreign relations to the world at large.