This was Obama's war, remember? This was the important war, the good war. He was going to go to Afghanistan and rip 'em a new one. Instead, he dithered for nine months and made insane concessions to his partners, the Taliban, while the US military suffered the biggest losses month over month since our incursions began into this hotbed of jihad activity. Such stupidity is lethal.
Somebody warn Obama, his anti-Americanism is showing.
Chaos with the muhammadan in the White House.
Somebody warn Obama, his anti-Americanism is showing.
Chaos with the muhammadan in the White House.
Afghan suicide blast kills eight U.S. civilians National Post, hat tip Jane
KABUL, Dec 30 -- Eight American civilians were killed in a suicide attack on a military base in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province on Wednesday, U.S. officials said.Posted by Pamela Geller
"We can confirm that there was an explosion in Khost province and eight Americans have been killed," a U.S. official in Kabul said on condition of anonymity.
No U.S. or NATO troops were injured in the blast at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province, said a U.S. defense official who declined to be named.
Attacks in Afghanistan this year have spiralled to their highest levels since the Taliban were overthrown by U.S.-backed Afghan forces in late 2001.
Washington is sending 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan in an attempt to stem the mounting violence, with NATO allies also contributing thousands more.
Civilian and military casualty tolls have reached record levels this year, with suicide attackers even targeting United Nations employees at a guesthouse in the heart of Kabul.
Khost, on the Pakistani border, is one of the areas of Afghanistan where the Taliban insurgency is strongest, and most foreigners there are troops or working under military protection.
In late September a suicide bomber rammed a car into a military convoy of foreign forces there, killing one American
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 04:42 PM
