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More Deaths In Afghanistan Under Obama Than Under 8 Years Of Bush
Flopping Aces ^ | 09-02-10 | Curt

Posted on 09/02/2010 8:07:56 AM PDT by Starman417

(h/t Gateway Pundit)

The utter hypocrisy in our media and on the left is on display with the above graph.

The United States has now lost more military men and women in Afghanistan under President Obama than during 8 years of the Bush Administration.

We couldn't go a day without frontpage headlines emblazoned across every paper and on every nightly newscast about the death toll in Iraq. Each new report vilifying Bush.

Now?

Not so much blame for our current President.

Hmmmmm, I wonder why?

Say Anything:

A couple of years ago, every casualty in Iraq was front page news. Tallies of casualties could be seen on the front pages of newspapers, commentators would slowly recite the names of the fallen, even Doonesbury would print a list in the Sunday comics. It was Bush’s war then, and people needed to see just how heartless he was wasting the precious lives of our service men and women over there!

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; dncroe; obama4alqaeda; obamaroe; roe

1 posted on 09/02/2010 8:07:59 AM PDT by Starman417
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To: Starman417
Someone send this to Matt Drudge.

Needs a siren!

2 posted on 09/02/2010 8:09:39 AM PDT by paul in cape
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To: Starman417

The problem with this complaint is that the current coverage is how it SHOULD be. Sure, it was BAD COVERAGE under Bush, but the answer isn’t to push for them to provide bad coverage now for Obama.

You can’t fight a war if the newspapers make front-page angst out of every death. The news SHOULD be asking WHY people are dying, in case the reason is bad planning or poor execution that we need to know about.


3 posted on 09/02/2010 8:15:14 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Starman417

Obama the warmonger!


4 posted on 09/02/2010 8:15:20 AM PDT by vanilla swirl (We are the Patrick Henry we have been waiting for!)
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To: Starman417

It continues to amaze me of the true evil that occupies the WH. No remorse, just more vacations. I couldn’t live with myself if I knew of the lives lost because of my incompetence.


5 posted on 09/02/2010 8:15:42 AM PDT by albie
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To: Starman417

It continues to amaze me of the true evil that occupies the WH. No remorse, just more vacations. I couldn’t live with myself if I knew of the lives lost because of my incompetence.


6 posted on 09/02/2010 8:15:56 AM PDT by albie
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To: Starman417

Not good news with my son being set to deploy to Afghanistan come April. Prayers for our troops and for our nation!!


7 posted on 09/02/2010 8:17:17 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: Starman417

Had he listened to his military advisors and actually got serious about this war (ie, the surge), perhaps there would not have been that many fatalities. A good leader would have done whatever it takes to win a war instead of goofing off and playing politics.


8 posted on 09/02/2010 8:18:36 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: SoldierDad

Lots of prayers for the safety of your son...and for all of our other brave men and women over there.


9 posted on 09/02/2010 8:19:38 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: fatnotlazy

Thank you.


10 posted on 09/02/2010 8:28:28 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: fatnotlazy

Amen to that.


11 posted on 09/02/2010 8:29:02 AM PDT by agere_contra (...what if we won't eat the dog food?)
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To: fatnotlazy
A good leader would have done whatever it takes to win a war instead of goofing off and playing GOLF or going on vacation (six and counting) politics. Just had to. ;-)
12 posted on 09/02/2010 8:30:09 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: SoldierDad

Much better than my post. Thanks for the fix. :)


13 posted on 09/02/2010 8:31:55 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: fatnotlazy

Would have been even better had I turned of the italics for my comment ;-)


14 posted on 09/02/2010 8:56:06 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: Starman417

Bring Our Troops Home - Send The Democrats


15 posted on 09/02/2010 9:04:20 AM PDT by Lexington Green (Bring Our Troops Home - Send The Democrats)
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