Posted on 08/06/2011 9:27:08 AM PDT by yoe
President Obama praised the sacrifice of 31 U.S. troops who died early Saturday morning in helicopter crash in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
The Taliban has claimed it shot down the aircraft with a rocket-propelled grenade. Seven Afghan soldiers on board the helicopter also died.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the Americans who were lost earlier today in Afghanistan,” Obama said in a statement. “Their deaths are a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by the men and women of our military and their families, including all who have served in Afghanistan.”
Obama said their deaths would be not be in vain.
“We will draw inspiration from their lives, and continue the work of securing our country and standing up for the values that they embodied,” he said.
ABC News reported the crash killed as many as 25 Navy Seals, the elite force that specializes in commando raids, such as the one that killed Osama bin Laden earlier this year.
It is the most casualties American forces have suffered in a single day in Afghanistan.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
The Taliban and al-Qeada fight by their tribal Machiavellian rules while our men and women fight according to Washington's Political Rules of Engagement laced with the Geneva Convention. Rules written for wars of a different generation and time. Our enemy is being aided and abetted in part by Pakistan and Iran...American taxpayers aid Pakistan via our Congress who still votes aid to that rogue country while American politicians and special interests are propping up Hamid Karzai, a puppet playing all sides....Congress and our (Armed Services Committee)....write them and demand we let our warriors fight the good fight....31 of America's finest killed by American Rules of Engagement....and the liberal media who would exploit the killing of any enemy 'civilian'......
Im so sick of this son of a commie whore I could vomit. This idiot has ruined this nation, god help us.
Obama? Sorrow for the troops?
Must be election season.
Which they'll claim as glorious revenge for the killing of OBL.
I wish this was not posted it is disrespect to these soldiers and seals to have his name any where near this. It makes me sick.
You’ll never win a war when you allow a bunch of buffoons in Washington to write the rules on how the war will be fought. That’s the military’s job. The bastards in Congress killed these soldiers. Unfortunately, it has always been that way. Our government has always killed more American soldiers, sailors and airmen than the enemy has. IMHO.
The AP is reporting they were from SEAL Team 6.
In exactly the same spirit I express my well wishes for President Obama and his entire administration on his 50th birthday; may he have many more.
Did he do it in between bites of cake?
This POS p-resident makes me wanna puke. I cannot stand his stupid, lying face either..
“Obama’s words - they are beyond trite.”
Absolutely. He was much more passionate when he wrote in “Audacity Of Hope” that when “an ill wind blows”, he’ll “stand with the Muslims”. I actually believe that statement as opposed to any sympathetic statement regarding lost American soldiers.
Truth in reporting!
Zero and his muzzie brothers are all celebrating, with dance and music!
The AP is reporting they were from SEAL Team 6.
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If true, how very Clintonian.
This is just like Al Capone sending a wreath to the funeral of somebody he had murdered.
Yep....25 special ops troops out of 38 on the copter.
was this before, after or during one of his birthday, campaign fund raisers???
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