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| 8 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan |
| 2009-10-27 |
| The U.S. military suffered another day of heavy losses in Afghanistan on Tuesday as roadside bombs killed eight U.S. service members, the U.S. military said. An Afghan civilian working with NATO troops also was killed in the attacks in southern Afghanistan, the military said. The military gave no further details about the bombings, which it said also wounded several other service members. The attacks happened a day after 14 Americans were killed in a pair of helicopter crashes in Afghanistan. It was the largest number of Americans killed in Afghanistan in a single day in more than four years. With the deaths of two troops on Sunday, a total of 24 Americans -- most of them military -- have been killed in a 48-hour period. That makes October 2009, with 58 fatalities, the deadliest month for the U.S. military since the Afghanistan war began in October 2001. Enemy action was not thought to be the cause of either of Monday's helicopter crashes. Three Drug Enforcement Administration special agents and seven U.S. troops were killed in one crash in western Afghanistan as they returned from a raid on a compound believed to be harboring insurgents tied to drug trafficking. The other crash, in which two helicopters collided over southern Afghanistan, killed four Marines. But it is roadside bombs -- commonly referred to as IEDs, short for improvised explosive devices -- that have caused the majority of U.S. fatalities in Afghanistan in recent months. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #10 God bless these heroes and (redacted) the a-hole that allows this policy to drift for political purposes |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-27 22:23 |
| #9 Disengage and let the bastards kill each other. If a threat appears blow the shit out of it. |
| Posted by: bman 2009-10-27 21:51 |
| #8 For me this isn't about Obama. I think we would be in the same situation were McCain president or anyone else. The Iraq war, for all intents and purposes is over. The US won. Al Q was handed a major defeat. Sure they can still light off a few bombs and kill some civilians, but they won't be a power in Iraq anytime soon. That means that all the bad guys are now focusing on Afghanistan. I think that Afghanistan was quiet all those years precisely because we were fighting in Iraq. But I just don't see the upside in staying. My only alternative view is that we make a major surge for a year or two, beat back the Talibs, then declare victory and leave pronto. But a lot of guys are going to die just so we can save some face. Is it worth that? |
| Posted by: remoteman 2009-10-27 15:43 |
| #7 Dunno about McChrystal but, last I heard, Obama was headed for Florida. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-10-27 15:05 |
| #6 Where's McChrystal and how long until he's fed up with the dithering? |
| Posted by: Woozle Uneter9007 2009-10-27 14:22 |
| #5 One must understand the Bantu mind. These warriors are Impi from a previous ruler. Their loyalties and the loyalties of their Izinduna leaders are of no use to Barry's long term goals. Barry will raise a new army with new Isinduna loyal only to him. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-10-27 14:14 |
| #4 They have proven what we all knew. They are not worthy of saving. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2009-10-27 14:03 |
| #3 I am becoming disgusted with Savages, My mind is changing from HELP FREE THEM, to Fuck them all. Let's go ahead and sterilize the region of Islam, the poison in their minds. Leave NO minaret standing, and when they scream tell them "You didn't leave is alone". THEN leave. First thing that happens Like 9-11 send a flight of B-52s over their holy rock and vaporize it. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-10-27 13:34 |
| #2 I don't think the majority of Afghans want us there, particularly the Pashtuns in the south. There is no way to stop the material for these bombs...fertilizer and diesel. Lets say Obama grows a set and sends in 60,000 troops. What is that going to get us? Can we really secure this shithole? The geography works against us and against creating any kind of nation. Most parts of the country are still in the stone age. Is it our job to bring them forward 600 years, especially if they don't want to change? I think this is a waste of our good men and our treasure. I believe it is better to get the hell out and leave with the very clear message that we will use our air assets liberally and without discrimination against anything we perceive to be a terrorist training area. If we should be attacked, then areas of the country will be flattened by those air assets. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2009-10-27 12:56 |
| #1 That makes October 2009, with 58 fatalities, the deadliest month for the U.S. military since the Afghanistan war began in October 2001. . How long is it going to take for people to realize that our young men and women in the military being either defeated or dead is EXACTLY what Obama wants? |
| Posted by: Boss Snomotle8280 2009-10-27 12:17 |