Posted on 04/27/2017 9:13:52 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Two members of the U.S. military were killed in an operation on an ISIS target in Afghanistan, NBC News reported. Another was wounded.
More information on the soldiers, including what service they were in, wasn't immediately available, pending notification of their next of kin, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said in a statement Thursday.
Trump Tax Plan Slashes Individual and Corporate Rates The operation took place in the Achin area, where the military dropped a massive, non-nuclear bomb called the "mother of all bombs" on an ISIS target in Afghanistan two weeks ago, the weapon's first-ever use in combat.
Another American soldier died this month during an operation against ISIS in Afghanistan, where the Taliban and ISIS are fighting over territory, and with government and American coalition forces.
8 years of no body counts. But I guess we’re in a new phase now.
A lot of people died in Obama’s Afghanistan surge. Maybe you just weren’t paying attention.
A lot of people died in Obama’s Afghanistan surge. Maybe you just weren’t paying attention.
“...ISIS Operation” refers to an Obama Administration policy.
There’s an American CIC in the White House now; the headline should read “...Anti-ISIS Operation”
I think I remember the media giving Obama full credit for a brilliant and successful military operation.
I don’t remember a nightly roll-call of dead Americans due to Democrat leadership of the war. I think the emphasis was elsewhere.
It’s MOAB time
Probably a couple of MOABs on the way now. If I remember, we had a US serviceman KIA and it resulted in one MOAB.
Pretty sure ClearCase_guy was being sarcastic.
We will hear about every single casualty now from the MSM just because Trump is now CinC.
I hope so.
Prayers for the dead and the wounded and their families.
Taliban vs ISIS in Afghanistan and we fight against ISIS. Pro-Assad forces vs ISIS in Syria and we fight against Assad forces (and Kurds for that matter). Makes sense /s. IMHO not one drop of American blood is worth any of them. “Surges” are a tactic that the enemy easily waits out while still inflicting casualties upon us. Meanwhile the Norks and Iranholes play nuclear poker.
Prayers for family, brothers-in-arms, friends, and those in command. Soldiers rest in peace, love, and joy. You exemplify the greatest love.
Scorched earth.
Damn it.
Heard at 7-PM news that they were Army Rangers.
This one hurts. One of the young men killed was a friend of the family. Let’s please not bring politics into this thread. These were young men who paid the ultimate price.
And we should hear about them. They are our soldiers and deserve to be remembered.
Trump is finally letting the military take the fight to the Taliban. “The best defense is a good offense”.
RIP, our heroes.
They are our soldiers and deserve to be remembered.
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I most definitely agree. And we should remember to pray for them and their families.
The point that was being discussed is the approach of the media to reporting such deaths. Military casualties under Obama were not reported, but, under Trump, we can expect to hear about them a lot so that people fault Trump’s leadership.
This issue is treated as homelessness is by the media. One must assume that during a Democrat president’s administration, there are Democrat politicians who are putting the homeless up in their own homes. Otherwise, why is it the homeless seem to disappear during a Democrat administration? As soon as a Republican assumes the presidency, homelessness comes to the forefront once again.
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