5 U.S. troops slain in series of Afghanistan blasts

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0110world-lead-briefjan10,0,7479424.story

January 10, 2009

KABUL—A homemade bomb killed three U.S. soldiers in the southeastern province of Zabol on Friday, less than 24 hours after two American soldiers died in a suicide bombing at a busy produce market in neighboring Kandahar province, officials said.

The five deaths brought to 637 the number of American troops killed in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled the extremist Taliban regime in late 2001, according to various monitoring groups. More than 400 soldiers from other coalition forces have also been killed.

[saigon68]

1. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[leftstreet]

2. Mission Accomplished!

[sad sally]

3. Stop the madness...bring em home

Will our new President have the courage to declare the end of the illegal war in Iraq and the useless war in Afghanistan, or will he bow to the military might that want the US to always be waging war somewhere in the World? Sadly, it appears the latter will be the answer...innocent civilians and brave soldiers will continue to die and be maimed for what?

[saigon68]

4. Nope Mr. Obama

Is hiking up the stakes in Kabul

Any day the "Mayor of Kabul"

Will be invited to the white house for a dinner and drinks.

[spanone]

5. get us out of afghanistan now

[zorahopkins]

6. UUhat Are Uue Doing In Afghanistan?

Uuhat in the uuorld are uue doing in Afghanistan, anyuuay?

GET THE US OUT OF AFGHANISTAN -- NOUU!

Note: In protest of the continuing occupation of OUR Uhite House by the illegal and totally corrupt Bush/Cheney regime of thugs and cronies, I REFUSE to use the letter betuueen "V" and "X". Instead, I use a "double u", as in "Uuhite House".