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Bomb Kills Five U.S. Troops in South Afghanistan
Reuters ^ | Aug 11, 2011 | Michelle Nichols

Posted on 08/11/2011 4:50:24 PM PDT by rlferny

A roadside bomb killed five American troops in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the U.S. military said, less than a week after American forces suffered their worst single loss of the Afghan war when Taliban insurgents shot down a helicopter.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; casualties; chicongo; fallen; gwot; mymuslimfaith; obama; obamaagram; oef; soldier; troops
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To: jammer
"...the supporters of George III aren't still around..."

So, are you saying libs rely on facts, the truth, and commom sense when they howl at the moon?

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Speaking of living in the past...better a day late than a dollar short, eh? Welcome to the party...finally.

61 posted on 08/14/2011 10:57:49 AM PDT by moovova (“There is nothing wrong with our country,” Obama said in a speech at a Holland, Mich. plant.)
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To: moovova
So, are you saying libs rely on facts, the truth, and commom sense when they howl at the moon?

Hmmm. In 13 years on here, I don't think I've ever seen such a ridiculous inference drawn. You asked a question. I answered it.

62 posted on 08/15/2011 6:10:19 AM PDT by jammer
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To: jammer

...yawn...


63 posted on 08/15/2011 8:41:01 AM PDT by moovova (“There is nothing wrong with our country,” Obama said in a speech at a Holland, Mich. plant.)
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To: 4yearlurker

That would be great, but I’m pretty sure that the Talibon don’t use the NATO-standard markings for their strongholds.

A pure air war would be USELESS against the Taliban.
Counter-productive, actually.


64 posted on 08/15/2011 12:10:01 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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