More US Soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan this year than...

[tekisui]

More US Soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan this year than in the entire years of 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 (we will surpass 2007 shortly).

We have lost 104 in the first 4 months of 2010. Each month's death total has been at least double for that month in 2009. 2009 was the deadliest year, until this year. We are on track to lose over 600 servicemen and servicewomen in 2010.

The summer offensives will begin soon, and the major operation on Kandahar will spike these figures further.

These are not just numbers. These are lives lost, and families burdened. The deaths are dramatically increasing, with no end in sight.

Bring them home alive.


http://icasualties.org/OEF/index.aspx

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. The end of the tunnel with the light in it leads to a graveyard. K&R

[G_j]

2. in other words

there is no light

[tekisui]

3. Kick for those who unrec the reality of the death toll in Afghanistan.

[HereSince1628]

4. Lights will guide them home...and ignite their bones

and we will have failed to fix them...

Apologies to Cold Play.

[Mari333]

5. knr.

[Hawkowl]

6. Obama's War

Why? Why did Obama feel the need to escalate this war? What is the point? Why have we spent more on Iraq and Afghanistan than we did for WWII?

What the fuck is wrong with this President? This Congress? This country?

Is it true that land of the free and home of the brave is not worth a warm bag of horse shit?

[tekisui]

7. 40% of US deaths have cime under Obama's 16 months.

40% in 16 months. The other 60% were in the first 7 years, or 84 months.

It is, undeniably, Obama's War.

[EFerrari]

8. Bring them home.

:kick:

[tekisui]

9. 173 have died in Iraq since Obama took office.

[Robb]

10. Look, an absolutely worthless cherrypick of data!

Color me shocked.

How about this: "Every month this year has been less deadly than every month last summer?"

Why not just post the facts? Here, from the website you link to:

[tekisui]

11. I posted facts. Get over yourself.

Summers are always deadlier in Afghanistan. They fight seasonally. As is evidenced by the chart.

I didn't cherry pick shit.

[Robb]

12. LOL

"Summers are always deadlier in Afghanistan. They fight seasonally."

Try again.

[tekisui]

15. Here:

Afghanistan: And the spring offensive begins with a "bang"(2010)

http://www.blackfive.net/main/2010/04/afghanistan-and-the-spring-offensive-begins-with-a-bang.html

Taliban threatens spring offensive (2009)

http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090429.wafghan0429/BNStory/International/home

US military: Taliban spring offensive unlikely in Afghanistan (2008)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2008/0124/p99s01-duts.html

Taliban Attacks Signal Start Of Spring Offensive (2007)

http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1074902.html

Afghanistan: Taliban Launches 'Spring Offensive' With Attacks On Base (2006)

http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1067215.html

It goes on. The winter's are brutal in Afghanistan, the majority of the fighting is done in the Spring/Summer.

ETA: Keep laughing, you reveal much about yourself.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

14. The corpses of the cannon fodder have nicer tans in the summer.

"When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
and go to your gawd like a soldier." Rudyard Kipling

[tekisui]

13. Telling that you consider acknowledging US deaths are worthless.

Very telling.

[Robb]

16. Why so angry? I just posted ALL the numbers from your link.

It's notable to see a thread acknowledging US soldiers die at all, really. Not a commonly told story lately.

[tekisui]

17. No anger, but interesting that you wrongly challenge the truth of the data.

[Robb]

18. Well, it's all up there for anyone to see now. Sorry.

Good luck with the campaign, regardless. :hi:

[tekisui]

20. Thanks for putting it up there.

It only strengthens the argument that deaths are increasing. No need to apologize. If I have time to edit I will add it to my OP. The only reason I didn't is because I couldn't grab it as an image.

[Robb]

23. Riiiiiight.

[tekisui]

24. You actually used the wrong one anyway.

Still, why are trying to imply that the numbers aren't honest? Seriously. I posted only fact.

[Robb]

25. No, I used the right one. And you're cherrypicking your facts to suit your argument.

Acting all cute about it doesn't change that fact.

[Name removed]

26. Deleted sub-thread

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[tekisui]

21. Actually that is the wrong chart.

[tekisui]

22. Actual table here:

[spoony]

27. If you think those numbers make it look better, you've lost it. nt

[tekisui]

28. Numbers showing doubling trend over last year. It only supports

what I wrote in the OP.

[Rex]

31. I wonder why the increase this year and last year?

Let's hope those numbers don't mean anything for the remaining months.

[tekisui]

33. The increase is due to Obama's surge.

More troops, more targets and more engaging. The remaining months of this year are going to be devastating. We could even approach the yearly numbers of Iraq's war dead, when it was at its worst.

[kiva]

19. But...but...they volunteered for this!!!

:sarcasm: in case it's needed.

[tekisui]

29. k

[unhappycamper]

30. k&r n/t

[lonestarnot]

32. K & R!