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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (243644)	10/1/2007 1:02:52 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Nobody is denying that there were serious errors. Nobody should deny it, I think it's well accepted that the post "mission accomplished" portion of the campaign was done poorly. I expected a lot more preparation and planning for the largest international military campaing since Vietnam since it was launched at a time of our choosing. FWIW: I was at a wedding of a marine in late September 2000. Many of the marines in attendance were being encouraged to undergo Arabic training. There was a major push which continued at least as long as I conversed frequently with the groom to increase the Arabic fluency within the military. That's nice, but what % of coalition troops could converse in Arabic once the invasion began? Less than 1%? It's pretty hard to rebuild a country when you can't talk to the population.

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