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September 20, 2012

U.S. Forgetting Vietnam's Lessons

David Donovan, BBC News

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The rise in so-called insider attacks by rogue Afghan security forces has highlighted the perils of joint operations in counter-insurgency. But former US soldier David Donovan, who fought in Vietnam, says lessons learnt long ago have been forgotten.

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