KIRKUK, Iraq, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., met with U.S. troops in Iraq Saturday to thank them for their work, the BBC reported.
Clinton, traveling with U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said she also wanted to highlight humanitarian projects set up by the United States.
"I have heard some wonderful stories about the kind of work that captains and majors are doing out there helping people," Clinton said. "I think that this is a story that needs to get out."
She also urged the importance of gaining the Iraqis' good will.
"What is important from our experience in the Balkans and our experience now in Iraq is that it's no longer enough for our military -- the most powerful in the history of the world -- to win the battle - they have to also win the war for hearts and minds," Clinton said.
