Rep. Duncan Hunter pushes Pentagon to put more effort on No. 1 killer of troops…
By MARK WALKER, North County Times
The Pentagon is falling short in its efforts to combat roadside bombs in Afghanistan by failing to appoint a single authority to put resources where they’re needed most, Rep. Duncan Hunter said Wednesday.
The El Cajon Republican, a Marine Corps reservist, said reducing the number of bombs and the carnage they’re inflicting in the southern Helmand province should be a top priority of military commanders.
“There is no organization in theater whose primary mission is to counter the (bomb-making) networks,” said Hunter, who served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan before being elected to Congress in 2008.
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