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> It can take years of immersion With both Iraq and Afghanistan people were immersed for (too) long if you ask me. By 2005 ... almost any unit should have bee
by venomsnake 12y ago
> It can take years of immersion
With both Iraq and Afghanistan people were immersed for (too) long if you ask me.
By 2005 ... almost any unit should have been able to have at least a couple of persons that can speak native languages acceptably.
- megaman22 12y agoThat might work, if units weren't on 6-12 month rotations. If anything, our "professional" military is probably not professional enough. If we were actually going to attempt to garrison these places and build relations with the natives, you'd need to commit to leaving units in place for years, and allow officers and men to develop the intimate local knowledge and relationships to succeed.