Posted on 07/10/2009 8:09:50 PM PDT by Steelfish
Our Darkest Day In War On Taliban: Eight Soldiers Killed As Afghan Death Toll Overtakes Number Of Troops Lost In Iraq
By DAVID WILLIAMS and MATTHEW HICKLEY
11th July 2009
Eight British soldiers lost their lives with several more left critically wounded yesterday.
Five died when a foot patrol was trapped in a Taliban ambush and blown up by a booby-trap bomb - the highest death toll from a single attack since the war began.
The three others died in separate incidents on what was the darkest day of the war in Afghanistan.
[Pic in URL] (From left) L/Cpl David Dennis, 29, Light Dragoons. Killed by enemy explosion, July 4. Pte Robert Laws, 18, 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment. Killed by grenade attack, July 4. L/Cpl Dane Elson, 22, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. Killed by enemy explosion, July 5
The tragedies took the total killed in that country to 184, passing the grim statistic of 179 UK servicemen and women who lost their lives in Iraq and rapidly approaching the 255 casualties of the Falklands conflict.
The tragedy intensified the pressure on Gordon Brown to provide better support and resources to troops on the front line after a week of mounting criticism over inadequate spending and refusal to commit enough manpower and helicopters to the bloody campaign.
So far this month, 15 Britons have been killed in just ten days in some of the most intense combat since troops were deployed to the Taliban heartland of Helmand province three years ago.
Scores have also been injured and some units taking part in a major offensive - codenamed Operation Panther's Claw - have been left with barely half their manpower still fit for action after days of gruelling fighting.
With the Taliban still offering fierce resistance -
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Despite all else, and all that is worng with both of our governments at this time...these brave soldiers continue to take the fight to the enemy and support us in the war.
Well said.
These British troops were part of our surge in southern Afghanistan. The US should extend more support to them such as quick air cover when they need it and timely medical evacuation to save lives if possible.
It’s a tragic sin we have a neophyte, with his distorted high-and-mighty ideals, with no grasp of the true meaning of genuine freedom posing as Commander In Chief.
The outcome here will be the same as Iraq. The flypaper is working and more and more raghead terrorists will be stuck in it and die. RIP and job well done soldiers.
ozero will make Carter’s rescue mission in the desert seem like a kids birthday party. He is setting the table for a serious cluster you know what.
Hows that ‘Gitmo release - closing’ thing working out for you, Zero?
Has anyone noticed that the MSM doesn’t come out every day to tell us the latest death count in the ongoing war. Even when some lowlife like Jackson died, you would hear about this soldier or this marine dieing. It couldn’t be that the empty suit is in office could it??
A relative is a company commander over there and what I’m hearing is not good.
Not a word about this in the MSM. Now if Bush was still President, it would be on every channel 24/7. Interesting isn’t it.
Get the hell out of there .. now! There is no winning anything except thousands of men dead.. This is the Vietnam of the 21st century. It is tragic.
Just ask any Libtard out there.
Almost forgot, Obama’s Fault...
A salute to the brave British soldiers who know who the enemy is and engage them “over there.”
Well, I’d rather we fought them “over there” than “over here”. Actually, I’d rather we didn’t have to fight them at all, but in the current situation I don’t think we have a lot of choice.
thanks Steelfish.
Soldiers ‘Dying Because Of Cuts’:
Daily Mail (UK) | July 10th 2009
Posted on 07/09/2009 9:13:15 PM PDT by Steelfish
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