[In Maryland]

"The death of so many of our SEALS was a crushig blow. Depressing...

I still haven't heard a good explanation of why 22 SEALS were on a single helicopter - my wife works with ex-special forces guys and they all say that is a highly unusual (to say the least) situation.

I also notice they we have gone from casualty counts along with names and bios of the fallen at the end of TV broadcasts to a virtual news blackout of how casualties have increased under Obama and his PC rules of engagement.

[In Maryland]

The Republicans need to make Obama’s incompetent conduct of the war in Afghanistan a major issue next year.

[skeeter]

'Increased' is an understatement. We've lost more men in the last year there than in the preceding eight. Its sickening.

If we're not considering the politics inherent in this administration's Afghanistan policies we damn well should be.

[Henry Hnyellar]

Because it’s an overseas contingency operation in response to a man-caused disaster. The news outlets only cover (condemn) wars.