The Afghanistan theater of NATO’s “Operation Enduring Freedom,” which for the past 10+ years has occupied the nation, has hit another grim milestone, with the US recently passing 2,000 soldiers slain.
The deaths represent about two-thirds of the overall NATO death toll for the war so far (3,061), with the other deaths coming from British, Canadian and other occupation forces.
The vast majority of the US military deaths in the 10+ year occupation have come since President Obama took office. Since his inauguration three and a half years ago, 1,448 US soldiers have died in the war.
Over 80,000 US troops are currently in Afghanistan, and while officials predict that number may drop somewhat in the years to come, President Obama signed a deal earlier this year to keep at least a portion of the force in place through 2024.
So the net change in 3.5 years has been to move the killing fields from Iraq to Afghanistan. This is change only a neocon can believe in.
Are the 2 thousand US troops who died a bigger tragedy than the 30 odd thousand civilians who have been killed..??
Uneducated soldiers, brainwashed and mostly st…p…they should not obey "orders of aggression". Mankind has to start "thinking" and not follow daily repeated Goebles like propaganda zionist news.
If they want to fight real enemy, also enemy of US people, enemy of humanity – then fight any way Israel…and Saudi Arabia. But first bring US gowerment down…and attack truth terrorist place in ME – Israel…. Oh, I forgot, reading would be necessary and using own head…If Ron Paul wins, his job will be to fight "ignorance and supidy" at home first….peter czech
Oh, well.
Not nearly grim enough – it is just a pity the casualty figures were not reversed to the detriment of the Aggressor, i.e. 150,000 dead Yanki Stormtroops and 2,000 dead Afghans.
Richiest people enjoy life while sending poor people (brainwashed) to waste their life under the illusion of been tagged as hero and liberty defender… yeah right, ask how many sons of richiest/politician are sacrifrying their life for our liberties??… none!
Lets not forget the 56,000 men that died and all the wounded that are still dying from the Vietnam war and for what.