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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (452580)9/4/2003 2:43:08 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
It is the troops who must speak Arabic, not the other way around.

A few Americans can speak Arabic, most can not. Consequently, the language barrier has been one of the things confounding relations. However, I think JDN was implying that with a multi national force in place, over time the Iraqis will become multi lingual.