I see the Pentagon rates most of the Iraqi forces we’ve recruited to fight the insurgency as pretty much worthless. I wonder if things would be different if the people we’re sending to train them learned at least a tiny bit of Arabic before flying over?
The last time I checked, Iraqis who speak English have job opportunities that make them not very interested in joining up as street cops or privates in the army. Having non-Arabic-speaking trainers teaching non-English-speaking trainees doesn’t sound optimal.