Army Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the outgoing commander of Multinational Corps Iraq, told journalists in Baghdad that language training and awareness of Iraqi and Arab culture are absolutely necessary for service members deploying to Iraq . . . Troops need to have that knowledge when they arrive, and not three months later after having to learn them via "the school of hard knocks," . . .
- Armed Forces News IssueFriday, December 29, 2006











