May: Deadliest 2012 Month For U.S. Forces in Afghanistan War

[whatsthat]

Of course our Liar in Chief Obama will tell you everything is better now in Afghanistan....and the Taliban is not our enemy.

36 Fatalities in May: Deadliest 2012 Month For U.S. Forces in Afghanistan War
By Edwin Mora

June 1, 2012

(CNSNews.com) -- There were 36 U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan reported for the month of May, marking the deadliest month for American forces so far in 2012.

The American soldiers’ death toll in May brought the total U.S. fatalities since the war started in October 2001 to 1,881, including 124 this year alone. Last month was also the deadliest May of the conflict, meaning the highest number casualties during May since the war began (see below).

For the 1,881 deaths that have occurred so far during the course of the decade-old war, 1,312, or an estimated 70 percent, have taken place since Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009.

That means that about 7 out of every 10 U.S. military deaths in the Afghanistan conflict have taken place under President Obama’s watch.

The top-three deadliest years for American soldiers in Afghanistan have taken place under Obama: 2010 (497 deaths) was the worst, then 2011 (399 deaths), and in third-place came 2009 (303 deaths).

Among the 303 deaths in 2009, 292 took place after Obama was inaugurated on Jan. 20. 2009.

There have been at least 56 U.S. soldiers who have been killed by their Afghan counterparts since 2007 in what the Pentagon describes as “green on blue attacks.” Of those 56, at least 10 have taken place in the first five months of 2012.

[Tooleman]

We need to get out of there..

[David]

Wasn't hopey changey boy supposed to take car of all that business by now?

[ThisCharmingMan]

Originally Posted by David

Wasn't hopey changey boy supposed to take car of all that business by now?

His hometown beat that number in May. They had 49.

[whatsthat]

Obama has made Afghanistan just another political chess piece. It's never been about the mission or objective.

Obama has tied out troops hands behind their backs and not allowed them to fight to their advantage. As result troops deaths have surged while Afghanistan s slipping back to Taliban rule.

Either let the troops fight or bring them home. Troop deaths are not pawns of Obamas political gamesmanship

[Rimrock]

Also almost no coverage from the press...nope...buried...

[Surveyor]

Originally Posted by whatsthat

Of course our Liar in Chief Obama will tell you everything is better now in Afghanistan....and the Taliban is not our enemy.

36 Fatalities in May: Deadliest 2012 Month For U.S. Forces in Afghanistan War
By Edwin Mora

June 1, 2012

(CNSNews.com) -- There were 36 U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan reported for the month of May, marking the deadliest month for American forces so far in 2012.

The American soldiers’ death toll in May brought the total U.S. fatalities since the war started in October 2001 to 1,881, including 124 this year alone. Last month was also the deadliest May of the conflict, meaning the highest number casualties during May since the war began (see below).

For the 1,881 deaths that have occurred so far during the course of the decade-old war, 1,312, or an estimated 70 percent, have taken place since Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009.

That means that about 7 out of every 10 U.S. military deaths in the Afghanistan conflict have taken place under President Obama’s watch.

The top-three deadliest years for American soldiers in Afghanistan have taken place under Obama: 2010 (497 deaths) was the worst, then 2011 (399 deaths), and in third-place came 2009 (303 deaths).

Among the 303 deaths in 2009, 292 took place after Obama was inaugurated on Jan. 20. 2009.

There have been at least 56 U.S. soldiers who have been killed by their Afghan counterparts since 2007 in what the Pentagon describes as “green on blue attacks.” Of those 56, at least 10 have taken place in the first five months of 2012.

Oh yeah, I saw this story on CNN........no wait, it's was NBC or ABC, no wait, it was CBS....no, no it was MSNBC...........oh s**t I guess I didn't see it on any of those networks, they must have just missed it. OH DARN !