Just another example of how completely out of touch our politicians are. I have been involved in the training of Arabs over many years, including a Loan Service tour in Jordan. My first ever school was just outside Tobruk in Libya.
As has been said, different culture, different ways of doing things.
You have to adapt to their way of doing things or you will fail miserably. It is hard enough with the well connected Officer Corps so all problems magnified by a factor of 20 with the troops. Getting them up at 0600 and beasting them for 12 hours is a total non starter. Demanding the same standards from them as you would your own students is a non starter.
As to the culture? Ours would be totally alien to most of them and, sadly, some have obviously taken our liberal ways as an open invite to 'fill their boots'.
Doomed to fail from the start but politicians believe everyone is the same and that all will be fine and dandy.
A huge publicity stunt that has spectacularly backfired. So utterly predictable.
