326 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan so far this year, passing last year's record of 317. 56 more troops were killed in August, while President Obama and General Petraeus continue to warn of higher casualty counts over the next several months.
Republican Congressman Ron Paul is pointing to a recently released study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) as more evidence that rising "collateral damage", specifically in Afghanistan, fuels anti-American violence.
It is not often that the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) faces a strong Republican challenger to District 8’s Congressional seat, but could the 2010 election be different? With so much disappointment and frustration among Democrats with the Obama Administration and the Democratic Congress, is there an opening for a self-described anti-war Republican to win this seat?
Eclipsing last month's record, 63 U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan with another day remaining in July. Over 1,200 American soldiers have died since the onset of the war in 2001, and the cost of the war has now risen above $286 billion.
On Monday, the Pentagon announced the deaths of two soldiers from California, while the Navy confirmed the death of a sailor from northern San Diego County in the city of Encinitas.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Rep. Dennis Kucinich and Rep. Ron Paul are introducing debate on the House floor this week to address America's increasing military intervention in Pakistan.
According to Army General George Casey, the United States will likely be engaged in extended conflicts such as Afghanistan and Iraq for the next decade or so. He also stated that American military efforts must combine economic, educational, and other nation building measures to ensure long-term success against global extremism.
In June, 102 NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, setting a new monthly record since the war began in 2001. 58 U.S. troops were killed, which nearly tied last year's October record of 59.
While much of the nation's attention has been focused on jobs, the economy, primary elections, and the BP oil spill, it is easy to forget that our men and women in uniform are in the midst of a raging war zone in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Osama Bin Laden has repeatedly expressed his primary intent: to bankrupt America. Sadly, his methodology has caused the United States to spend over $1 trillion on the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
