"Recruiters recognize Arab-American enlistees may worry about fitting in with fellow soldiers or having to fight in Arab or Muslim countries. They work with Arab organizations in the community and attend job fairs to meet potential recruits. They hire Arabic linguists to work in their office, learning about the Middle Eastern cultures themselves."
"Sgt. Ian Parker, 27, who also recruits for the Army in Dearborn, said he starts conversations with potential soldiers by asking how they feel about going to Iraq or Afghanistan.
"Once you hit an objection to that, you're just wasting your time," Parker said.
Imagine how many lives might have been saved if someone had listend to Sgt. Parker's advice.
The other thing that is not mentioned in this article is that there are many non-Muslim Arabic speakers in the United States. There are Egyptian Copts, and other Arab Christians, and hey-how about Arabic speaking Jews?
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