In theory, giving priority to languages and social science in order to create good will in foreign relations (in this case the Iraqis), is a good idea. The military should have figured this one out a little sooner, like before getting there. It's like buying a ticket to China and figuring out years later you should have brought a guidebook and a phrasebook. Except you didn't take guns on your vacation to China.
So, they finally got the message, now they have to figure out how to integrate some relatively liberal-thinking, educated scholars who appreciate other cultures into the military. Maybe they need to hire a social scientist who can help them integrate these social scientists (anthropologists, sociologists).
Wired article
New Yorker article
New York Times article
Newsweek article
Link to discussion about ethics
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