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rsmith6621

(6,942 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:00 PM Feb 2013

ABC This Week... No US Troop Battle Related Deaths For Three Cosecutive Weeks.

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In Afghanistan.... When did this happen during the Bush Administration....NEVER.

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ABC This Week... No US Troop Battle Related Deaths For Three Cosecutive Weeks. (Original Post) rsmith6621 Feb 2013 OP

I beg to differ Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #1

I believe the OP was trying to say no US battle-related deaths in the last 3 weeks. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #2

Exactyly my point. The killing goes on even when Americans aren't killed. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #3

Title Corrected.... rsmith6621 Feb 2013 #6

Please ...don't make me laugh. The lies and distortions are not funny anymore. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #4

DU rec for good news...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #5

good news indeed rollin74 Feb 2013 #7

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)

1. I beg to differ

Reply to rsmith6621 (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:07 PM

Feb 2013

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/14/172009312/airstrike-in-afghanistan-renews-concerns-over-civilian-casualties

Dunford was called in to discuss what was initially reported as an ISAF airstrike in Kunar province that killed 10 civilians late Tuesday night.

Civilian casualties — especially as a result of ISAF or U.S. airstrikes — have been one of the most toxic political issues in Afghanistan over the last few years. Karzai has long called for a ban on airstrikes, and responds to U.S. and ISAF strikes that kill civilians with especially sharp criticism.

Last summer, the issue came to a head after an airstrike on Taliban militants in eastern Logar province killed 18 civilians.

Karzai excoriated ISAF and called for a complete ban of airstrikes anywhere near residential areas – no matter what. Karzai met with the then-top U.S. and ISAF officials in Afghanistan — Gen. John Allen, ISAF commander, and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker — after which Allen released new guidelines restricting the use of airstrikes.