AMERICAblog: 9 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan today
sittenpretty
· 1 year ago
if the RUSSIANS didnt destroy that country,we surely have HOW EFFING SAD
SouthernYankee
· 1 year ago
This place was Russia's VN. We helped them defeat the Russians and now we will have a big build up in that country. I think things are worse in Afgan than Iraq. You watch Bush is going to leave his mess for the next president to solve. Its to bad that we can't send Bushs new son-in-law and his nephews.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
When Obama gets in he can re-institute the draft and you can send every blueblood repub and dem kid in your hometown over there to get shot at. Then you'll be happy, right?
Shannon
· 1 year ago
How soon we forget, the draft had deferments for school, having a family, being gay, being crazy, being physically handicapped, having a family that could pay a doctor to write the right reports, etc...........the priviledged youth did not go to Vietnam unless their dad was a big shot in the military and they could get some special treatment.................
CharlesDarwin
· 1 year ago
We (Netherlands) are in Afghanistan as well, and our mission (the US talked us into it) should have been about rebuilding the country, and helping the population cope with their problems. Instead, we cannot leave our base without fighting, we have to help out on a lot of combat missions, and we are losing a lot of soldiers, in combat or more often on roadside bombs.
The general opinion in our country is that we are tricked into a war on false pretenses. We are staying, mind you, to try and accomplish what we set out to do (building, not destroying), but I don't believe that we will help out again on one of your pointles missions. The people had enough of it ...
Busboy
· 1 year ago
Well, Charles; just turn and run then. Accomodate failure of judgment once again as you reside in a country that gave succor to the Nazis.
CharlesDarwin
· 1 year ago
You don't know what you are talking about. Like I said, we don't turn and run, we prolonged our stay to finish what we started. And your comment about us helping the Nazis is absurd, I'm not even going to comment on that.
Aside from that, you should be glad that there are still countries that are willing to help out -_-
Busboy
· 1 year ago
Maybe your history books have been sanitized. And, nobody needs help from someone who is whining with a defeatist attitude.
SarainKC
· 1 year ago
Charles, ignore Busboy. He's our little cross to bear here at Americablog. He clearly is in desperate need of attention. Just ignore him. Everyone else does.
CharlesDarwin
· 1 year ago
Heh, I figured as much :)
Every blog has its troll
OlderAndWiser
· 1 year ago
Does anyone have official numbers on how many US troops and how many Afghanis have been killed during the last 7 years? And what have been the real figures?
These incidents are becoming more common, and just show that the ordinary Taliban member is smarter than the President of the US and his lap dog advisers. And the Taliban has made plenty of money from the dope addicts of the world as well to fund their goals. After all, they don't care who buys the dope, and the addicts don't care where it comes from, or who is killed because of it. Neither do US officials whose heads are all up each other's asses.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
And, you know, O&W, the Taliban enforcers have stopped raping and stoning women for not wearing berkas in the areas controlled by the UN.
unrepentant_expat
· 1 year ago
It's not UN forces which are in Afghanistan but those of NATO and the area that they control is mostly inside the base in Khandehar
Busboy
· 1 year ago
Those NATO forces were sanctioned to be there by the UN. I'm not surprised that they're afraid to go outside the base. Wouldn't want any of those blue-blooded Europeans sacrificed to the God of War...
lynchie
· 1 year ago
Then why haven't you enlisted to help.
Busboy
· 1 year ago
It's dangerous for a guy my age to be walking around with a loaded gun ;-)
Sugapea
· 1 year ago
Chris, There's a terrific editorial in the Guardian today, re: Obama. I think it's worth a re-print here.
Good article. As Americans, we must change the political atmosphere that has haunted this nation for the last 7+ years. The only way to start doing that is to vote for Obama to be our next president. It's obvious from Phil Graham's comments this week that the Republicans could care less about what's happening to the American people and our standing in the world.
SarainKC
· 1 year ago
Thanks for linking this. You're right. This type of stuff makes Repugs heads explode. It needs to be highlighted all over the tubes and deserves a front page view here.
nsr
· 1 year ago
I like the way the BBC says "Bear-rack Eau-bamer". Also looking forward to seeing "Obamanomics" in the news.
LeeFromHamburgNY
· 1 year ago
Where was the air support? It's well past time for us to quit dikin' around and show those towel-heads how much power we actually have. If we're too worried about harming civilians, then get the f@#$% out of there and bring our troops back home. This is just disgusting!!!
nsr
· 1 year ago
Snark. Right.
lynchie
· 1 year ago
It is not as if they have an army in jeeps, or an attacking force. This is a guerilla war, the Russians had helicopters, jets, the whole works and had their asses handed to them. They weren't restricted in any way and got the big heads pounded. We went for the pipeline and the militants will simply out live us.
Sage24
· 1 year ago
It is sad to think that lives are being lost for a lost cause. What was the attack on Afghanistan all about? We did not get Bin Laden in any cave, we have lost to the Taliban, they keep raising their ugly heads again and again. Apart from installing a puppet President, we have achieved NOTHING in Afghanistan. Again, it was a waste of our resources and tax payer's money.
So anyone thinks it has all been worth it?
Only the war mongers in this country seem happy.
sittenpretty
· 1 year ago
it was about an oil pipeline pDarth
lynchie
· 1 year ago
it is about the oil pipeline that was going to be given to Russia. Now Exxon and BP get it courtesy of our appointed puppet Karzai. You know, the guy with the wedge hat and cape. the one who never leaves Kabul unless he is coming to Washington to get another plane full of money.
Indigo
· 1 year ago
Our military completely ignores the lessons about Afghanistan that the Soviet military learned. That was the same lesson the British Raj learned. The Moghuls also learned that lesson. In fact, the first Westerner into that part of the world, Alexander the Great, learned the same lesson: Stay out! Wow! What a lot of history is ignored by so many.
Busboy states below that this is a UN sanctioned action. This is a total lie.
War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001, was launched by the United States and the United Kingdom in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was the beginning of the War on Terror. The stated purpose of the invasion was to capture Osama bin Laden, destroy al-Qaeda, and remove the Taliban regime which had provided support and safe harbor to al-Qaeda.
Two military operations in Afghanistan seek to stabilize the country. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is a combat operation involving coalition partners led by the United States against Al Qaeda remnants, primarily in the eastern and southern parts of the country along the Pakistan border. OEF is not a NATO operation, although many coalition partners are NATO members. Approximately 20,000 troops are in OEF, including approximately 18,000 U.S. forces. The second operation is the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), established by the international community in 2002 to stabilize the country. NATO assumed control of ISAF the following year. By May 2008, ISAF had an estimated 47,000 troops from 40 countries, with NATO members providing the core of the force. The United States has approximately 17,000 troops in ISAF.
The U.S. and the UK led the aerial bombing campaign, with ground forces supplied primarily by the Afghan Northern Alliance. In 2002, American, British and Canadian infantry were committed, along with special forces from several allied nations. Later, NATO troops were added.
Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan, which is a joint U.S. and Afghan operation, with some involvement from other nations, is separate from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which is an operation of NATO nations including the U.S.
(US:473, UK: 110, Canada:87, Others: 136[11]) 2,495+ wounded (US 2,189, Canada 275, UK 140, Germany 70, Other 80+ [12]
These are the results of fighting a country which is barely out of the stone age.
And by the way the burkhas are back. Remember dear Laura saying we were there to free the women from wearing Burkhas and allow them to go to school. Laura why don't your drop in for a visit without security.
jr
· 1 year ago
"who could have ever predicted letting bin Laden escape at Tora Bora would have bad consequences?"-Shop Shopist Condi
Shannon
· 1 year ago
I find it ingenious that ordinary people who have nothing but some used parts taken out of old appliances and recycled explosive devices can give a "professional" military that is armed and armoured in 3 Trillion dollars worth of the latest gear a run for its' money...............that in itself is testament to the power of imagination and resourcefulness when the human is pushed to the wall..........good for the Afghanis, they refuse to buckle to the evil empire, I admire their spirit.
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The general opinion in our country is that we are tricked into a war on false pretenses. We are staying, mind you, to try and accomplish what we set out to do (building, not destroying), but I don't believe that we will help out again on one of your pointles missions. The people had enough of it ...
Aside from that, you should be glad that there are still countries that are willing to help out -_-
And, nobody needs help from someone who is whining with a defeatist attitude.
Every blog has its troll
These incidents are becoming more common, and just show that the ordinary Taliban member is smarter than the President of the US and his lap dog advisers. And the Taliban has made plenty of money from the dope addicts of the world as well to fund their goals. After all, they don't care who buys the dope, and the addicts don't care where it comes from, or who is killed because of it. Neither do US officials whose heads are all up each other's asses.
There's a terrific editorial in the Guardian today, re: Obama.
I think it's worth a re-print here.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/ju...
So anyone thinks it has all been worth it?
Only the war mongers in this country seem happy.
Wow! What a lot of history is ignored by so many.
(or me)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan...)
Busboy states below that this is a UN sanctioned action. This is a total lie.
War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001, was launched by the United States and the United Kingdom in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was the beginning of the War on Terror. The stated purpose of the invasion was to capture Osama bin Laden, destroy al-Qaeda, and remove the Taliban regime which had provided support and safe harbor to al-Qaeda.
Two military operations in Afghanistan seek to stabilize the country. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is a combat operation involving coalition partners led by the United States against Al Qaeda remnants, primarily in the eastern and southern parts of the country along the Pakistan border. OEF is not a NATO operation, although many coalition partners are NATO members. Approximately 20,000 troops are in OEF, including approximately 18,000 U.S. forces. The second operation is the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), established by the international community in 2002 to stabilize the country. NATO assumed control of ISAF the following year. By May 2008, ISAF had an estimated 47,000 troops from 40 countries, with NATO members providing the core of the force. The United States has approximately 17,000 troops in ISAF.
The U.S. and the UK led the aerial bombing campaign, with ground forces supplied primarily by the Afghan Northern Alliance. In 2002, American, British and Canadian infantry were committed, along with special forces from several allied nations. Later, NATO troops were added.
Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan, which is a joint U.S. and Afghan operation, with some involvement from other nations, is separate from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which is an operation of NATO nations including the U.S.
(July 2008)
Afghan security forces: 3,100 killed
Northern Alliance:
200 killed[8][9][10]
Coalition:
806 killed
(US:473, UK: 110, Canada:87, Others: 136[11])
2,495+ wounded (US 2,189, Canada 275, UK 140, Germany 70, Other 80+ [12]
These are the results of fighting a country which is barely out of the stone age.
And by the way the burkhas are back. Remember dear Laura saying we were there to free the women from wearing Burkhas and allow them to go to school. Laura why don't your drop in for a visit without security.