The Times breaks the bad news: Four American soldiers died in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan today, making 2009 the deadliest year for foreign troops there since the 2001 invasion. With four months of the year still to go, today’s deaths in Helmand province bring the number of foreign forces killed in 2009 to 295, [...]
Archive for August 25, 2009
2009 Already the Deadliest Year for U.S. and Allies in Afghanistan
Posted: August 25, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, troop deaths
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Senator Feingold Wants a Withdrawal Timetable for Afghanistan
Posted: August 25, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Feingold, Rethink Afghanistan
In an editorial board meeting with the Appleton Post-Crescent, Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) said it’s time for a withdrawal timetable for our forces in Afghanistan. Feingold was the first U.S. Senator to publicly state the need for a withdrawal date from Iraq. Today he became the first senator to say the same about our war [...]
