WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING IN AFGHANISTAN?

What the hell are we doing in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda has fled the country and are in Pakistan or Yemen or possibly another 60 countries around the world including the United States. The war is getting worse by the minute and soon the casualty reports will be filling my blog. I hate this mess. This is worse than Korea and Vietnam rolled into one.

TURN UP YOUR VOLUME

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http://www.youtube.com/v/VN2Qk2Tbzo8&hl=en_US&fs=1

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ALL HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE IN AFGHANISTAN. WATCH VIDEO

This video shows US Marines in a number of firefights with the Taliban as all hell is breaking loose in Afghanistan.

The song is "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley

TURN UP YOUR SOUND

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AFGHAN PEOPLE ARE PISSED AT U.S. AND OBAMA: WATCH VIDEO

The population of Afghanistan are pissed as hell with the occupation of their country by the United States and for President Obama sending more troops into the quagmire.

A recent poll indicates over 70% of the Afghan population would like to see the United States pull their troops out of their country RIGHT NOW.

The main gripe the Afghans have is how many of their women and children are being slaughtered by our Predator or Drone aircraft and even in some cases by U.S. troops.

WATCH THIS VIDEO TO SEE ONE OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS BY AGHANISTAN PEOPLE AGAINST THE U.S. AND OBAMA:

http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/17366402;_ylt=Alq00wUCbqtKfSW0Tq6O1oIBS5Z4

FOX NEWS CONTINUES TO MISTAKENLY CALL SUICIDE BOMBER IN AFGHANISTAN ATTACK A "HOMICIDE BOMBER"

Back when George W. Bush was President, press secretary Arie Fleischer would always refer to any suicide attack in Iraq as a "homicide bomber" attack.

If the person who carried out the suicide bombing attack today at a U.S. base in Afghanistan were actually a "homicide bomber" that would mean he walked away from the attack. Such is not the case in this bombing in Afghanistan. The "suicide bomber" died in the blast along with eight American civilians.

This is just another example of how FOX NEWS twists a story rather than presenting the story actually as it happened.

Read the FOX NEWS report below:

U.S. Official: 8 Americans Killed in Afghanistan

Wednesday, December 30, 2009
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581493,00.html?test=latestnews

Eight American civilians were killed Wednesday after an explosion in eastern Afghanistan.

A U.S. military official told Fox News that the blast occured in the Khost province.

Eight Americans, who were described as civilians and not members of the military, were killed.

The explosion was caused by a homicide bomber, a Defense official told Reuters.

A senior U.S. official in Washington said there were conflicting reports on the total number of casualties. Others were also wounded.

Wazir Pacha, a police spokesman in Khost province, says locals reported hearing a blast on a military base in the area.

MSNBC VIDEO: JIM MACEDA REPORTS ON SUICIDE BOMBING AT US MILITARY BASE IN AFGHANISTAN THAT KILLED EIGHT

Jim Maceda of NBC News reports in this video that eight Americans were killed on Wednesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a U.S. Military base near the Pakistan border.

According to Maceda, U.S. commanders are saying none of the dead are from the U.S. military.

This is a developing story and we will have further updates later.

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34632972#34632972

CNN BREAKING NEWS: SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS AT LEAST NINE AMERICANS AT US BASE IN AFGHANISTAN

U.S. casualties reported at military base in Afghanistan

From Atia Abawi, CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/afghanistan.us.casualties/index.html

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Suicide bomber strikes forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan, military says
Attack at Forward Operating Base Chapman near the district of Khost in Khost province
Casualty toll ranges from five to nine, not known how many were killed or injured

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber struck a forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, causing an unknown number of American casualties, a U.S. military official said.
A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest attacked Forward Operating Base Chapman near the district of Khost in Khost province, said the official, who asked not to be named.

There were conflicting reports as to whether the bomber walked into the dining facility or the gym at the facility, and the casualty toll ranged from five to nine people. It is not known how many were killed or injured.

BRIAN WILLIAMS AND RICHARD ENGLE, NBC NEWS, REVEAL PENTAGON REPORT SAYS CORRUPTION IN AFGHAN RANKS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR AFGHAN TO HANDLE SECURITY

President Obama has said he wanted US troops to begin drawing down by 2011, but a study conducted for the Pentagon and obtained by NBC news says it will be near impossible to meet the 2011 goal because of corruption and Afghan troops going AWOL.

Brian Williams and Richard Engle of NBC News report on the report prepared for the Pentagon.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/ns/nightly_news-latest/#34624999

DID US AND NATO TROOPS KILL 10 CIVILIANS IN AFGHANISTAN?

Afghan Investigators: Civilians Killed by Troops

Leader of presidential delegation: Afghan civilians killed by foreign troops

By AMIR SHAH
The Associated Press

KABUL
The head of a presidential delegation investigating the deaths of 10 people in a village in eastern Afghanistan said Wednesday the team has concluded that civilians — including schoolchildren — were killed in an attack by foreign troops last weekend, denying NATO reports that insurgents were the victims.

Asadullah Wafa, a senior adviser to President Hamid Karzai, told The Associated Press by telephone that among the victims discovered in a village house in the Narang district of Kunar province were eight schoolchildren between the ages of 12 and 14. A NATO official said initial reports from troops involved in the fighting on Sunday indicated that the victims were insurgents — all young males.

Civilian deaths are one of the most sensitive issues for foreign troops in Afghanistan, especially now when some additional 37,000 U.S. and NATO troops are being deployed to the war-ravaged country. Several hundred Afghans in neighboring Nangarhar province demonstrated on Wednesday to protest the deaths.

Although far more civilians are killed by the Taliban, those blamed on international forces spark the widespread resentment and undermine the fight against the militants.

"I have talked to the principal of the school in the village and he gave us details about the killed children," Wafa said. "The schoolchildren cannot be al-Qaida. I confirm they are innocent people killed by mistake. I talked to Karzai about the findings."

Wafa said the villagers demanded from the 10-member delegation of government officials and lawmakers that informants "who gave the wrong target to the Americans must be found and punished by a court."

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: SOBERING REPORT FROM NBC'S RICHARD ENGLE ON HOW THE AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES ARE NOT READY TO TAKEVOVER SECURITY

Richard Engle, the NBC war correspondent, appeared on the MSNBC Rachel Maddow show Tuesday night and told a chilling story about a Pentagon report that says the Afghan Army and Security forces are years away from being able to handle the security of Afghanistan.

Click on link below to watch Rachel Maddow interview Richard Engle about the Pentagon report that is boung to cause a stir with all those asking for more troops for Afghanistan.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show#34626362