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lunatica

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2. The first sentence talks about "...the human cost of an 11-year-old conflict..."

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 08:17 AM

Sep 2012

and only counts Americans. Yeah, we're the victims.

The reason this war is no longer of interest to the American people is because as a Nation we're loath to see ourselves for what we truly are. So we just lose interest. We're like babies who quickly lose all interest in a toy because we broke it and something else catches our attention.

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US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000 after 11 years of war [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2012 OP

Actually, icasualties.org sez 2,125 Americans have died in our invasion and continued occupation unhappycamper Sep 2012 #1

2125 includes a lot that weren't in Afghanistan when they were killed. OnlinePoker Sep 2012 #3

icas lists 2036 fatalities "in and around Afghanistan" pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #8

The first sentence talks about "...the human cost of an 11-year-old conflict..." lunatica Sep 2012 #2

Think it was Mark Twain who quipped that war is America's excuse coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #6

Bush's illegal war just keeps running up the score OakCliffDem Sep 2012 #4

MASSIVE FAILURE Iggy Sep 2012 #5

After Shocking and Awful, I now call NPR 'National Pentagon Radio'. Until it coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #7

Agreed, But National Pentagon Radio Iggy Sep 2012 #9