US soldier killed in Baghdad, 2 Helicopters shot down in Afghanistan

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A US soldier was killed on Sunday when his patrol "struck an improvised explosive device in east Baghdad," the army announced Monday.

A total of at least 2,125 US service personnel have died in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion, the Pentagon has said.

Enemy fire forced down US helicopters in Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 5 (PG) - Two US helicopters that made emergency landings in volatile southern Afghanistan, injuring five US troops and an Afghan soldier, were hit by hostile fire, the US military said Monday.

The CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift choppers involved in US-led coalition operations against Taliban rebels and other Islamic militants were forced down separately on Sunday.

"Both helicopters received enemy fire," Lieutenant Colonel Laurent Fox, a spokesman for the 20,000-strong coalition, told reporters.

[kenny blankenship]

1. After a certain point, I think you have to admit

that they aren't improvising anymore. They've got it down to a repeatable process.

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2. Took the Soviets about 10 years to figure that one out

They must be slow learners too.

Don