US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs

[Forkboy]

KABUL, Afghanistan – In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war.

Six more Americans were reported killed in fighting in the south — three Thursday and three Friday — pushing the U.S. death toll for July to a record 66 and surpassing June as the deadliest month for U.S. forces in the nearly nine-year war.

U.S. officials confirmed the latest American deaths Friday but gave no further details. Five of the latest reported deaths were a result of hidden bombs — the insurgents' weapon of choice — and the sixth to an armed attack, NATO said in statements.

U.S. commanders say American casualties are mounting because more troops are fighting — and the Taliban are stiffening resistance as NATO and Afghan forces challenge the insurgents in areas they can't afford to give up without a fight.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan

[Skittles]

1. there is no point to any of this

I don't know what the FUCK Obama is thinking, prolonging this hopeless mess

[Blue Owl]

2. America keeps bashing its head into a cinder block

and it's halfway to a bloody pulp, thanks to our sold-out congress, senate, and shitstream media enablers.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Send more! Send more!

We're on a roll.

[frylock]

4. i don't know where the hell you were..

but candidate obama clearly stated that he would continue to send our troops into the meatgrinder.

[emilyg]

5. That's one promise he has kept.

[Desertrose]

6. Past time to get us the frik out.

...no way can I imagine having to deal with a loved one sent there. That has to be awfully rough.




Yet the insanity continues under the current prez and I wonder why.....

[Karmadillo]

7. Shameful. We need to take back the country from both branches of the war party.

nt