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To: Calpernia

I believe that the US should offer a program that teaches Arabic to US military members that are separating from the military.

They should be paid very well.


6 posted on 10/09/2004 7:23:07 AM PDT by AlGone2001 (If liberals must lie to advance their agenda, why is liberalism good for me?)
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To: AlGone2001

>>>I believe that the US should offer a program that teaches Arabic to US military members

I think they do. All the members I know that specialize in Asian affairs have to learn the language.


7 posted on 10/09/2004 7:29:34 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: AlGone2001

"I believe that the US should offer a program that teaches Arabic to US military members that are separating from the military.
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Well, that would work....in about three or four years. Learning a language well enough to translate tapes of spoken Arabic ain't easy. I know. I was a Russian linguist in the USAF. After our year of full-immersion language training, I was ready to do a good job about two years later, and I was #1 in our class.

Your idea is an oversimplification of the task.


12 posted on 10/09/2004 8:31:20 AM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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