Top 15 Horrors of Modern Warfare

Brendan Dillon

War is such a terrible thing, I couldn't narrow this down to only ten. Written while deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.

15. Low bandwidth internet connection.

14. Poor selection of DVDs at the PX.

13. The guy who controls the thermostat likes the tent cold.

12. Having to listen to country music at work most of the time.

11. Only ham and bologna on the mess hall sandwich bar.

10. Time difference means that you have to wait until midnight to watch the ACC championship.

9. Running out of storage space for my digital photos.

8. Low-flying planes always fly overhead when you're trying to hear the TV.

7. The nearest copier repairman is thousands of miles away.

6. Toilet bowls are too shallow.

5. Got Robin Williams' autograph, but didn't have time to shake his hand.

4. Can't get to sleep at night because guys in the tent stay up watching NASCAR.

3. Locals working at construction sites on base are costing U.S. taxpayers three whole dollars a day.

2. The contractors who do your laundry for you have a two-day turnaround.

1. Every rocket attack means that the local bazaar will be shut down for weeks.