[Peace-discuss] Scarcity of linguists makes it hard to wage war

[Jenifer Cartwright]

Another idea: make everybody in the world learn English, in case the US wants to invade and occupy them.

--- On Mon, 7/14/08, John W. <jbw292002 at gmail.com> wrote:

From: John W. <jbw292002 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Scarcity of linguists makes it hard to wage war
To: jencart13 at yahoo.com
Cc: "Peace Discuss" <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>, "David Green" <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 2:29 AM


I kept looking for signs that the article was tongue-in-cheek.  "How can the U.S. be a successful interventionist nation...?"  "Choosing Where to Intervene".  Etc.



On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 9:56 PM, Jenifer Cartwright <jencart13 at yahoo.com> wrote:







Yeah, teach EVERYBODY in boot camp to speak some basic phrases in all appropriate languages i e  those spoken in countries where the US is currently fighting/about to start fighting wars, plus all the places the US is colonizing (or might soon colonize) in order to control their resources. "Screw you," and "We want that," plus a few commands and threats should cover it.
 --Jenifer 

--- On Sun, 7/13/08, David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Peace-discuss] Scarcity of linguists makes it hard to wage war
To: "Peace Discuss" <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>
Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 3:31 PM




Can U.S. be a skillful interventionist with scant supply of foreign speakers?
"How can the United States be a successful interventionist nation without an adequate supply of people fluent enough to interrogate the locals — not just in Afghanistan — but around the world?"
 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25618746/


      
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