Posted on 08/31/2010 9:13:20 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
A U.S. army medic runs to the scene of a road side bomb explosion in Kandahar province
A series of bomb attacks have badly hit US troops in eastern and southern Afghanistan in the past 48 hours, contributing to the toll.
Violence is predicted to rise towards the September 18 parliamentary elections and as American troops begin operations west of Kandahar after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Deaths among the Nato-led coalition have reached 485 this year and are predicted to surpass 2009’s total of 521.
In one of the worst recent attacks five American soldiers died in Kandahar on Monday. Witnesses said their Humvee armoured vehicle was destroyed by a bomb. Three more died in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday.
The coalition blames the rise in troop deaths partly on the influx of reinforcements, which is allowing commanders to target previously untouched insurgent safe havens where rebels are mounting stiff resistance.
Deaths have risen consistently each year since 2003 as Hamid Karzai and his international backers have failed to contain a growing insurgency.
Afghan police and civilians have suffered far higher casualties. The interior ministry has said 229 civilians and 124 policemen were killed in the month to August 22.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
I have 2 friends that are to be deployed to crapistan in Jan. They are not happy with this pos as CINC. From what they say VERY few have any respect for this a$$hole.
Too outrageous to comment on. I want massive carpet bombing. I pay good money for the MOABs and I expect them to be expended on the enemy with malice.
Dohbamas speech tonight made it feel all better /s
Tonight Obama gave the taliban the green flag.
My Nephew is there as a medic.
The liberals were wrong. Iraq wasn't modern day equilavent of Vietnam. Looks like it'll be Afghanistan under Obama's watch and Presidents are judged by the wars they're in, not their domestic policy, whether Obama likes it or not.
Yes he did. What a POS.
This somebitch is giving it all away.
To be fair, Afghanistan has been a mess for a while thanks to NATO ROE
How come he says “Pahkistan” and “Tolybon” but still says Iraq and Afghanistan the American way? Why doesn’t he say “Afghanistahn” and “Irahq”? I seriously wondered that tonight...
I think Hamid Karzai needs to go. Just buy him a fancy mansion on an island off Dubai. Afghanistan needs new leadership if there’s any hope of containing the Insurgency.
You don’t know how happy I was when my son was finished with his tour in Afghanistan before the pos became POTUS. I would have been beside myself knowing what a marxist/homosexual/muslim he was.
I just hope our troops get out of that hell hole as quick as they can because I see no chance of anything good with this creep in office. Geeesh....Having to fight for someone who bows to the religion that is out to kill us.... Absolutely sickening.
We need to keep the troops in our prayers for sure.
Damn it!
So long as the ROE are “you surround yourself with women and kids and with cant shoot” while their ROE is “We dont give a **** about women and kids”
We are screwed.
This is awful, every village near that Bomb/IED should be ankle high.. God Protect our troops from their two enemies ,obama and the taliban.
The weakness of the West. We aren’t ruthless when its necessary for us to be.
Because he is signaling
I hate this SOB.
Prayers are welcome for my nephew.
These bastards are good at setting up secondary explosions to get the responders.
I'm the last person to say it but this area begs for a benign dictator or a nuke.
Wow, 22 American troops killed in 4 days? Just listen to the anti-war crowd! Their outrage is.....
Oh wait, their guy is in the White House.
(crickets.......)
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