Posted on 10/27/2009 5:24:50 PM PDT by Steelfish
In Deadliest Month, 53 U.S. Troops Die in Afghanistan
ALISSA J. RUBIN October 27, 2009
KABUL, Afghanistan — Eight Americans died in combat in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, bringing October’s total to 53 and making it the deadliest month for Americans in the eight-year war. September and October were both deadlier months overall for NATO troops.
The troops, along with an Afghan civilian accompanying them, were killed in several attacks involving “multiple, complex” improvised bombs, according to a statement from the NATO-led coalition.
A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, said that Taliban in Zabul Province were responsible. He said they had blown up two armored vehicles carrying the troops. He also said that the Taliban had engaged in a fierce firefight lasting more than a half-hour with Afghan police in Zabul and killed eight officers. His report could not be verified because the American military is with-holding additional information until the families of the dead had been notified.
On Oct. 26, two incidents involving helicopter crashes resulted in the death of eleven American troops and three drug enforcement agents, but hostile fire was almost certainly not a factor in those cases, according to a military spokesman.
The October toll of 53 American soldiers killed exceeds that of August, when 51 died, according to icasualties.org, a Web site that tracks military losses in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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“Bush’s Gains in this War reversed in under a year..”
That’s right. The situation is deteriorating.
Krauthammer slammed the Kenyan hard tonight for blaming W for his own failure to act.
While bozo golfs and hosts big parties at our White House. This is the guy that said the troops should be made to pay for their health care for injuries sustained in war. He said “after all this is a volunteer army”.” Their private insurance should cover their injuries.”
Obama is a damnable traitor that is failing at everything. Heck, this filthy bastard is even failing his own race.
Prayers for our Troops..... and damn Obama to Hell.
His mohammedan brothers know he is with them and have stepped up accordingly.
They see victory in their future
In my opinion, the Liberal False God and the US Congress have these brave patriots blood on their hands. May God judge these anti-American Liberals and RINOs accordingly and may they feel and suffer that guilt throughout eternity.
I am starting to think that the POS is simply waiting for the body count to rise, on our side, to help him justify whatever action he plans to take.
If I outlive Obama, I WILL piss on his grave, where ever it is.
He’s working hard on it! He’s almost made a decision!
Bush had both wars won if he just continued to listen to the Generals. This blood is on Bozo’s hands.
Pray for America’s Freedom
Roger Dat,,,
Few in Congress have said a word...
I am angered beyond belief that out troops are perishing because Obama is not only incompetent but plain evil. He has never been in the military and has no clue of being a Commander In Chief and yet he is “dithering” as VP Cheney said when it comes to giving a General HE picked the troops needed to finish the job! Obama is playing politics with the lives of our fighting men and women and it is unacceptable. He should be impeached! Lord please keep our troops from harm!!!
I think the Murders in Chicago average in the 40’s per month.
Throw in Monthly murders fo Detroit and Phillidelphia, and maybe we should Pull the Law enforcers OUT of those cities and send them to IRAQ WHERE ITS MUCH SAFER ! ?
Yeah, I replied to that earlier today - about the ‘piddling while good men die’!
“0 dithers, people die”
Doesn’t have the nice rhyme, but the truth of it makes up for it.
My dear you are brilliant. I logged on this morning and saw 8 more of our soldiers had died I cried.
The tears on that camel is too cute.
[My dear you are brilliant. I logged on this morning and saw 8 more of our soldiers had died I cried.]
We could wish that Obama felt just a fraction of that feeling!
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