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The Deadlier Real Front
Newshoggers.com —
... Brandon Friedman at VetVoice today notes that "The fatality rate in Afghanistan during the past 10 weeks would be equivalent to 353 deaths in Iraq at the same time--a rate not even seen during the bloody crescendo of 2007." ...
Ten weeks in Afghanistan
The Reaction —
By Michael J.W. Stickings VetVoice has a stunning report on the scale of the lethal violence in Afghanistan: Afghanistan is now deadlier than Iraq ever was. When the Iraq War reached its deadliest peak during a 10-week period in April, May, and June of 2007, 308 coalition troops died. That was 1 out of every 575 troops on the ground at the time. It was a terrible period in which even the most die-hard Bush supporters began to ...
The Deadlier Real Front
Crooks and Liars —
... Brandon Friedman at VetVoice today notes that “The fatality rate in Afghanistan during the past 10 weeks would be equivalent to 353 deaths in Iraq at the same time–a rate not even seen during the bloody crescendo of 2007.” ...
Fractured
Crooks and Liars —
... All in all, it’s difficult to find an expert right now who is optimistic about the reduction in violence continuing untroubled and unabated. Meanwhile, Afghanistan is now more dangerous for US troops and their allies than Iraq ever was, the Taliban are resurgent, allies like Sarkozy are quite openly saying that NATO is losing there - and ...
Hey, Joe, Where You Going With That Gun In Your Hand? Pt. II
Obsidian Wings —
... Let's not let Afghanistan continue to be a sponge to soak up a never-ending flow of the blood of our young women and men. How bad could that get? In August of 2008, Brandon Friedman pointed out: ...
HEY, JOE, WHERE YOU DOING WITH THAT GUN IN YOUR HAND?
Amygdala —
... Let's not let Afghanistan continue to be a sponge to soak up a never-ending flow of the blood of our young women and men. How bad could that get? In August of 2008, Brandon Friedman pointed out: ...
