Somehow, the mainstream media doesn't seem to be leading with this story this week.....
July is deadliest for US-led forces in Afghanistan
By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer Robert H. Reid, Associated Press Writer Wed Jul 15, 5:29 pm ET
KABUL – July is shaping up as the deadliest month of the Afghan war for U.S.-led international forces, with the number killed already matching the highest full-month toll of the nearly eight-year conflict, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press.
As of Wednesday, at least 46 international troops, including 24 Americans, had been killed in Afghanistan this month, according to statements by the U.S. military and the NATO command. That matches the tolls for the two previous deadliest months — June and August of 2008.
The rate of deaths in July — about three a day — is approaching some of the highest levels of the Iraq war.
The latest reported deaths occurred Tuesday. They include an American soldier who was killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan and two Turks, including a colonel, who died in a traffic accident in the north of the country.
I wonder how big the headlines would be or how prolonged the lead TV story would be if these KIA's happened on 'W's watch instead of Obamantion's. Meanwhile, they continue to peddle his Cap & Tax Bill, his National Health Bill, his 34 czars -- and say nothing --- nothing!
Someday they are going to tire of being lap dogs, that might prove interesting!
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