Four U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan on the eve of 12th anniversary of invasion

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AP/ October 6, 2013, 8:37 AM
Four U.S. troops killed in south Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan A bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, American and Afghan officials said. They were the latest casualties in a 12-year conflict that shows no signs of slowing down despite a drawdown in foreign forces (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57605836/afghanistan-u.s-blocking-deal-on-future-security-pact/).
They are part of a total of nearly 3,390 coalition forces that have died during the conflict.

They were killed on the eve of the 12th anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2001 invasion, which led to an insurgency that shows no signs of abatement and a war that has become largely forgotten in the United States and among its coalition allies despite continued casualties suffered by their forces on the ground.
Javed Faisal, a spokesman for the governor of Kandahar, confirmed the four Americans were killed in the province by an IED. He had no further details.

Obama first withdrew the 30,000 U.S. troops he sent to Afghanistan as part of a surge and has begun drawing down the rest, with all foreign combat forces to leave the country by the end of 2014. There are currently less than 100,000 coalition troops in Afghanistan, with about half from the United States. That number is expected to be halved by February, with U.S. numbers going down to about 31,000.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57606219/four-u.s-troops-killed-in-south-afghanistan/

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I thought he got the prize for being elected.

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I thought he got the prize for being elected.

That is true. He did win that election peacefully and only drones he used were from the media/hollywood neocons/wall street camps.

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Shutdown Denies Death and Burial Benefits to Families of 4 Dead Soldiers (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/us/politics/shutdown-holds-up-death-benefits-for-military-families.html)


New York Times
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WASHINGTON - The families of four soldiers killed in Afghanistan last weekend will not receive death benefits or the money to pay for their funerals because of the government shutdown.

Priorities:

Obama's favorite golf courses open during shutdown (http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/magnolia/opinion/tom-toth-obama-s-favorite-golf-courses-open-during-shutdown/article_cd75e968-2e11-11e3-a31b-0019bb2963f4.html)

Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:55 pm
By TOM TOTH / Americans for Limited Government
Chipping out from the Capitol Hill bunker, President Barack Obama often enjoys getting away from the bustle of Washington politics to enjoy a round a golf–more precisely 146 rounds since he entered office.

His favorite courses are on military bases at Andrews Air Force Base and Fort Belvoir. So when the government shutdown hit Washington–closing grocery stores (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-03/troops-forage-for-food-while-golfers-play-on-in-shutdown.html?utm_source=WhatCounts+Publicaster+Ed ition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Daily+Editorialist%3a+Shutdown+Sa turday+Special&utm_content=open+for+play) on military bases including Andrews and Fort Belvoir, barricading national memorials, and threatening football games for the service academies–one could assume that the president's pastime of choice taking place on federal property is on ice until he and the rest of the folks on the Hill get business squared away.

In other news, 'gratitude' for Afghan freedom war from puppeted Prez:

Afghan leader Karzai says Nato caused 'great suffering' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24437883)

BBC News-Oct 7, 2013
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused Nato of causing "suffering and loss of life" during its 10 year mission in the country. Speaking to ...


Anger as Hamid Karzai describes NATO's actions in Afghanistan as 'a lot of suffering with no gains'Afghan president Karzai hits out at NATO, branding its work futile



Says NATO's war on terror has resulted in 'suffering and loss of lives'
Former Secretary-General calls Karzai's NATO critique unfair
Others brand Karzai 'very weak' and 'out of touch with Afghan people'



PUBLISHED: 08:07 EST, 8 October 2013 | UPDATED: 17:06 EST, 8 October 2013
Families of British troops killed and maimed in Afghanistan were furious last night after its leader dismissed Nato’s campaign as a pointless failure.
President Hamid Karzai said Britain and the US had done little more than cause ‘suffering, loss of life and no gains’.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2449547/Hamid-Karzai-hits-NATOs-Afghanistan-actions.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2449547/Hamid-Karzai-hits-NATOs-Afghanistan-actions.html#ixzz2hCHatfGD)

That was Brits, did not see any news reports of 'American anger'.

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Shutdown Denies Death and Burial Benefits to Families of 4 Dead Soldiers (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/us/politics/shutdown-holds-up-death-benefits-for-military-families.html)


New York Times
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WASHINGTON - The families of four soldiers killed in Afghanistan last weekend will not receive death benefits or the money to pay for their funerals because of the government shutdown.



McCain:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evKGN5VfX7E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evKGN5VfX7E

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Would Hamid Karzai be in power if we weren't there?

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Would Hamid Karzai be in power if we weren't there?

Although he belongs to same Pashtun majority ethnic group as Taliban (ethnic group that has been main target of NATO raids and bombings), it is unlikely as he was living in France or elsewhere in Europe before he was imported for this gig.

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What do the American people think???? The American People think you are too busy playing Internet Poker on your phone to actually give a FUCK about anything regarding this country or any other country.

The american people think, YOU, John McCain are a bloodthirsty elitist tyrant, who shits on people for a living and doesn't give one damn thought about the American People or any people from anywhere in this world as you love to Bomb, murder, and kill innocent civilians around the globe.



McCain:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evKGN5VfX7E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evKGN5VfX7E

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That was harsh Mani.. but he is interventionist lobbies puppet and does not care much about bloodsheds neocons instigate in other countries.

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Shutdown Denies Death and Burial Benefits to Families of 4 Dead Soldiers (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/us/politics/shutdown-holds-up-death-benefits-for-military-families.html)


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WASHINGTON - The families of four soldiers killed in Afghanistan last weekend will not receive death benefits or the money to pay for their funerals because of the government shutdown.


House passes bill to restore death benefits (http://www.live5news.com/story/23649266/house-passes-bill-to-restore-death-benefits)

Oct 09, 2013 3:36 PM EDT
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The partial government shutdown has halted death benefits to the families of fallen soldiers, but the House has now voted unanimously for legislation that would restore those benefits.
It's unclear if the Democratic-led Senate will take up the bill, which the House passed by a 425-0 vote.

The Pentagon typically pays out $100,000 within three days of a soldier's death. But it says the shutdown means there's no authority now to pay the money.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has blamed the Obama administration for withholding the payments. But White House spokesman Jay Carney says Republicans are at fault for shutting down the government.
Carney says President Barack Obama was "disturbed" to learn of the problem and that the administration hoped to find a solution Wednesday.