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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The August SIGAR report says the problem with the G222 contract was a theme in Afghanistan reconstruction projects: rushed execution aiming for short-term gains without taking the time to ensure those gains were sustainable.
46% : "The G222 program was intended to address a bona fide requirement, but failed broadly in execution," says the response from Kenneth Handelman, acting deputy assistant secretary of defense of the Afghanistan region.
42% : Mandy Smithberger with the Project on Government Oversight, said the special inspector general's findings underline issues Congress should address, including lax penalties for violations of revolving doors ethics laws, and a need for a full accounting of missteps in Afghanistan.
38% : Smithberger, with the Project on Government Oversight, said violations of ethics laws often result in no more than a slap on the wrist.

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