It is not an honor you want, soldier.
"Britain honors war dead as Afghan toll rises" by Associated Press | November 9, 2009
LONDON - The Ministry of Defense said yesterday that two more British soldiers had joined the ranks of the honored.
A soldier from the Second Battalion of The Rifles Regiment was killed in an explosion Saturday near Sangin in central Helmand Province. Another soldier from the Fourth Battalion of the Rifles died yesterday morning after being injured in an explosion near Sangin, the ministry said....
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And how do we honor them?
By sacrificing more youth for a lie!
"Karzai says he’ll oust corrupt officials" by Associated Press | November 9, 2009
With casualties mounting, corruption has become a front-burner issue in Afghanistan, with US President Obama and other world leaders under pressure from their own constituents to explain why they are sending young soldiers to fight and die in defense of a government riddled with graft, cronyism, and fraud.
Yeah, when the CASUALTIES MOUNT then POLITICS and CORRUPTION become the "front-burner issues" for the WAR-HIDING, WAR-PROMOTING, AGENDA-PUSHING PRESS!!
Obama is considering a request from the top US and NATO commander to send tens of thousands more US troops to curb the growing Taliban insurgency....
Update: White House Leans Toward Sending More Than 30,000 Troops to Afghanistan
With his reputation sullied by the messy election, Karzai gave assurances yesterday that he would rid his government of corrupt officials. “Individuals who are involved in corruption will have no place in the government,’’ he said.
Yeah, unless they are working for the CIA.
Karzai also said donor countries share some of the responsibility for rampant corruption because of a poorly structured system to manage projects.
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