Four U.S. troops killed in Afghan blast-U.S. army

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL189515.htm

Four U.S. troops killed in Afghan blast-U.S. army

KABUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Four U.S. troops were killed in a bomb blast in a trouble-plagued region of Afghanistan on Monday, the U.S. military said.

The troops were on patrol in Uruzgan province with Afghan army forces when their vehicle was hit by suspected improvised explosive device, the U.S. military said in a statement.

[xchrom]

1. afghana where?

[YOY]

2. Hey Look! Real News!!!

I want more! (not deaths in Iraq or Afghanistan, but real news)

[rodeodance]

3. may their families find some peace someday.

[rodeodance]

4. nominated. Condi has said that Afgan is the molel for Iraq.

[deadparrot]

5. RIP

...

[pocket]

6. more minions dead in another phony oil war

this is never going to end

[ninkasi]

7. I hope their families find peace

This is all so tragic, so needless. Bush left our troops in Afghanistan pretty much abandoned in his obsession to invade Iraq. All he has succeeded in doing is screwing up both countries, and causing more and more death and crippling wounds.

My contempt for him and his followers seems to grow each day, although it's hard to believe I can become more outraged. RIP, troops.

[Herkdrvr]

13. Afghanistan isn't all that bad

That country has calmed way down over the past couple years. Used to be scary landing at an airfield in that country...never knew if someone would start shooting. Now, it's VERY rare to get shot at. Still some pockets of hot areas, mostly in the remote parts of the country that are harder to patrol. But overall, Afghanistan isn't as bad as you might think. I welcome missions to Afghanistan nowadays.

[saigon68]

14. They are just taking a break

They are into burning Danish Flags right now.

[madmark]

8. For the past two years I have noticed a migration of the tactics used

against the US army in Iraq to Afghanistan. The Iraq fuckup has given AQ a contemporary blueprint to use against us in the real war.

[bemildred]

9. Well, there is nothing like practice, they are getting plenty of practice.

I'm sure Iran will get up to speed even faster.

[rodeodance]

10. KICKYPOO

[IndianaGreen]

11. Iraqi tactics being adopted by Afghan insurgents

What a wonderful school Iraq has turned out to be? Osama bin Laden should be kissing Bush on the cheeks for advancing radical Islamism.

[daleo]

12. Well, I think Taleban translates as "student"

Bush helpfully provided the setting for their education.