The villagers were incredulous. This incident is typical of what I saw during my six-month tour in Afghanistan this year. We were paralyzed by red tape, beaten by our own team. Our answer to Afghans seeking help was: “I can’t come today or tomorrow, but maybe next week. I have several bosses that I need to ask for permission.” ...
Wow.. doing stupid stuff turns out to be ... well... stupid. Never saw that coming.
Pardon my sarcasm, but I'll bet money that this article leads to no remedial action whatsoever. - shamefully this isn't even new. It's a recurring theme in our lessening degree of skill to conduct warfare.

( and this is my 2,500 post!!!)