surge update: Seven U.S. Soldiers Die in Afghan Attacks

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14 in 3 days.......fuuuuuuuuuuck


KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven American service members were killed by two roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan on Monday, according to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.

The two bombings were unrelated, officials said, with one killing five service members and the other killing two. Fourteen American service members have been killed in Afghanistan, mostly in the south, since Saturday.

Witnesses near Kandahar City reported seeing a large blast strike an American military convoy on Monday afternoon on Highway 1, just west of the southern city, which has been the focus of stepped-up American military operations in recent months. An American armored vehicle was completely destroyed.

It was not known precisely where the second bombing took place, and officials declined to specify whether the victims were American Marines or Army soldiers. Both are operating in the area.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/world/asia/31afghan.html?_r=1&ref=global-home&pagewanted=print

[thewiseguy]

1. Change you can believe in

The war in Afghanistan is not winnable. I really do not understand what Obama is doing with respect to that country.

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2. here's my post from saturday...deja vu?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9038090