S. military is designed to respond to and counter other militaries rather than small groups of embedded insurgents who have the capability of blending in with the local population. In many respects, the duties now being performed by U.S. military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan are much better suited to urban police forces than to national militaries. Unfortunately, this problem is likely to increase in the near future rather than to

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