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2011-02-12 Afghanistan

Bad translators are affecting the outcomes in Afghanistan

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Posted by Frozen Al 2011-02-12 17:27|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "Back in the day" DLI was cranking out Russian, Korean, and German linguists by the class full every Thursday. Why are they not doing the same with Pashto and Dari? We should be graduating 500 such linguists a year.

Posted by crosspatch 2011-02-12 21:00|| 2011-02-12 21:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Back in the Day(tm)
There were over a million men in the Army, then 950,000, then 750,000, then 480,000.
They're talking cuts again. The guys who run the shop are Armor, Infantry or Artillery branch. Guess what gets priority with less manpower resources.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-02-12 21:53|| 2011-02-12 21:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Why are they not doing the same with Pashto and Dari? I've been asking that question since 9/12 or so. It's not only a military issue but a diplomatic one. The last time I checked, there were no college courses in Dari taught in the US.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-12 23:17|| 2011-02-12 23:17|| Front Page Top

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