US Troop Deaths DOUBLE In Afghanistan 03/27/10

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KABUL — The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has roughly doubled in the first three months of 2010 compared to the same period last year as Washington has added tens of thousands of additional soldiers to reverse the Taliban's momentum.

Those deaths have been accompanied by a dramatic spike in the number of wounded, with injuries more than tripling in the first two months of the year and trending in the same direction based on the latest available data for March.

U.S. officials have warned that casualties are likely to rise even further as the Pentagon completes its deployment of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and sets its sights on the Taliban's home base of Kandahar province, where a major operation is expected in the coming months.

"We must steel ourselves, no matter how successful we are on any given day, for harder days yet to come," Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a briefing last month.

This is hard news to hear for those of us with family still fighting this. Bring them home.

[zipplewrath]

1. Innocent Afghans

Let us never forget for all of us that are dying and getting injured, there are innocent Afghans who don't even have a voice in this debate who will be dying.

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2. oops. Double posted.

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3. Heart breaking and on top of that Afganistan is dealing with high levels of poverty

that make day to day living extremly difficult.

[sailor65]

4. Hey, it's ok.....

after all, we won health care right??

Right?????

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5. I think I'll be ok when my newphew is home. This third tour is going to be the

hardest know this....

[sailor65]

9. I hope you could tell

that I was being sarcastic. It's not ok at all. I still have friends over there. Hang in there......

Godspeed to your nephew.

[Echo In Light]

6. Boo

[lib2DaBone]

7. What would a complete victory in Afghanistan look like?

No one knows. Except that we are there to protect the oil companies.

[Echo In Light]

8. Bump