Obama expresses sorrow for 31 US troops killed in Afghan crash

The Hill ^ | August 8, 2011 | Alexander Bolton

[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.

[yoe]

Read carefully Obama's words - they are beyond trite.

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'......

[MARKUSPRIME]

Im so sick of this son of a commie whore I could vomit. This idiot has ruined this nation, god help us.

[hattend]

Obama? Sorrow for the troops?

Must be election season.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

25 Navy Seals

Which they'll claim as glorious revenge for the killing of OBL.

[oyez]

B. Obama, Our President of Sorrows.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

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.

[FlingWingFlyer]

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.

[kristinn]

The AP is reporting they were from SEAL Team 6.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2360646/posts

[tomkat]

HØssein, you marxist filth:

[Psalm 144]

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.

[VanDeKoik]

Did he do it in between bites of cake?

[max americana]

This POS p-resident makes me wanna puke. I cannot stand his stupid, lying face either..

[MayflowerMadam]

“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.

[paratrooper82]

Obama expresses laughter for 31 US troops killed in Afghan crash!

Truth in reporting!

Zero and his muzzie brothers are all celebrating, with dance and music!

[Psalm 144]

The AP is reporting they were from SEAL Team 6.

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If true, how very Clintonian.

[libstripper]

This is just like Al Capone sending a wreath to the funeral of somebody he had murdered.

[caww]

Yep....25 special ops troops out of 38 on the copter.

[PLD]

He is a liar..this reminds me of an email I got today,it tells how Obama is a liar and it comes from Wild Bill A law man..Please watch all the way through..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5INFAuM1xI&feature=youtu.be

[God luvs America]

was this before, after or during one of his birthday, campaign fund raisers???

[Chgogal]

Just heard it on Fox....SEALs Team 6.....

[tomkat]

MORE THAN 20 NAVY SEALS FROM UNIT THAT KILLED BIN LADEN DIED IN AFGHAN CHOPPER ATTACK

[Carling]

Seems like it could be an inside job, and if so, likely with intel given by Afghan troops to disclose the flight pattern/location of Seal Team 6.

[swheats]

Please let this not be true. God help our country.

I don’t think Obama has ever come out this quickly to give condolences for our loss.

[tsowellfan]

Anybody who can send thousands of guns over the border to try to justify gun control could also be behind something like this to get the US credit downgrade off the front page.

[omega4179]

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

[null and void]

Worth repeating:

Anybody who can send thousands of guns over the border to try to justify gun control could also be behind something like this to get the US credit downgrade off the front page.

[pabianice]

My thoughts and prayers

Prayers?? Barky offered prayers?? Screech! Separation of church and state!! Impeach him!!

[dfwgator]

FUBO!

[LibLieSlayer]

If your big fat kenyan marxist mouth had stayed shut about SEAL TEAM SIX... you political wh0re... these men would still be alive. You are responsible obama... FU and the wh0re that hatched you!

LLS

[Dallas59]

Obammy IS love....

[grey_whiskers]

[LUV W]

Bah. He truly does. not. care.

Period.

[tsowellfan]

"Mr. President, the 31 US troops were killed in Afghanistan"

Obama: "Has the US credit downgrade story moved to page two yet?"

[Dallas59]

[catfish1957]

Hey Obama, you claimed full responsibility for OBL killing. If that is the case, you are just as responsible for this event.

[winodog]

I should not say what I am thinking

[yldstrk]

“This is just like Al Capone sending a wreath to the funeral of somebody he had murdered.”

EXACTLY what I thought. Dead men tell no tales. I am sick over the thought of all those good and brave men wiped out and shudder that it was deliberate a la Ron Brown, Vince Foster.

[Jenny217]

I don’t believe a word the man says.

[jennychase]

Lets see whether he will play Golf or another Party today and tomorrow.

[Terry Mross]

This is obama’s gift to the muslims for ramadan. Sad that I would think that about a U.S. president and really mean it.

[TigersEye]

...and continue the work of securing our country...

Our country? You're not doing anything to secure our country. Open borders, still, arming Mexican drug cartels, suing states trying to defend against illegal alien invaders, trashing our economy in historic style ...

[AD from SpringBay]

Drudge has it that the copter was shot down. Was it a crash?

[Doc Savage]

Party On Bro Barry!..., the Champagne is getting warm and the Kobe Beef cold! More hip-hop! More everything! Let’s Party!

[Art in Idaho]

We're all Oathkeepers now.

[yoe]

"...when he wrote in “Audacity Of Hope”"

Obama wrote very little of that book....Bill Ayers was his ghost writer.

[Colonel_Flagg]

He’s probably just bummed out we didn’t lose a C-130.

[Coldwater Creek]

I couldn’t have said better!

[skimbell]

[unkus]

FUBO!!!