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Aghanistan and the War Against Bureaucracy

For anyone interested in the complexities and frustrations American fighting forces are experiencing in Afghanistan, The History Guy highly recommends reading an op-ed piece in the New York Times written by Afghanistan veteran Jonathan Vaccaro.  His article shows the inane bureaucracy imposed on the front-line commanders and soldiers who are doing their best to protect the Afghan population from the Taliban and al-Qaida.  Read the article at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/opinion/08vaccaro.html