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Apr242009
General Petraeus Talks About Educating Soldiers
By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service
General David Petraeus says before Congress that it is important for soldiers to have an expanded understanding of Afghanistan, so that the army can function better as a whole. (01:18)
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General David Petraeus says before Congress that it is important for soldiers to have an expanded understanding of Afghanistan, so that the army can function better as a whole. (01:18)
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"The American public knows nothing about the Middle East"
At a public hearing on U.S. Military Aid to the Middle East today, retired Ambassador Edward Peck said, "The American public knows nothing about the Middle East and because they know nothing they are not very interested, and because they’re not very interested they don’t know much, because nobody is going to tell them.”
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