We have a Wicked Problem

Byline: Ejaz Haider From what is known of how the US Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down in the Saydabad district of Maydan Wardak province in Afghanistan, it was a simple ruse. The Taliban operating in the area lured the Americans into an ambush and took the heli out during ingress, at a time when it was flying low and slow. They chose the terrain and the timing, force-multipliers for them against a much better equipped adversary.