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We [the usa] do have a big nation's problem. we have the problem of a nation that's got two oceans, oceans on either side. people come from all across the globe and want to live here and they want to work here and they want to invest here. and that's a good thing. and they make up this country. but as a people, we [americans] are not highly skilled in languages. we're not highly skilled in knowledge of other cultures. and that's a problem.
-Donald Rumsfeld
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We [the Usa] Do Have A Big

Donald Rumsfeld
We [the usa] do have a big nation's problem. we have the problem of a nation that's got two oceans, oceans on either side. people come from all across the globe and want to live here and they want to work here and they want to invest here. and that's a good thing. and they make up this country. but as a people, we [americans] are not highly skilled in languages. we're not highly skilled in knowledge of other cultures. and that's a problem.
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