Sad Day: 31 US Troops killed

A helicopter crash in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province has killed 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan soldiers, the country's president said on Saturday. It was the highest number of casualties recorded in a single incident in the decade-long war.
President Hamid Karzai sent his condolences to President Barack Obama, according to a statement issued by his office.
"A NATO helicopter crashed last night in Wardak province," Karzai said in the statement, adding that 31 American special operations troops were killed. "President Karzai expressed his deep condolences because of this incident and expressed his sympathy to Barack Obama."

NATO confirmed the overnight crash and said the alliance was conducting a recovery operation at the site and investigating the cause of the crash, but did not release details or a casualty figure. The coalition said there "was enemy activity in the area."
"We are aware of an incident involving a helicopter in eastern Afghanistan," said U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Brockhoff, a NATO spokesman. "We are in the process of accessing the facts."
A spokesman for Wardak province, Shahidullah Shahid, said the helicopter crashed in the Sayd Abad district of Wardak province. The volatile region borders the province of Kabul where the Afghan capital is located and is known for its strong Taliban presence.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed the downed aircraft was a U.S. military helicopter and that the Taliban fighters had brought it down with a rocket attack.


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RT: It's time to nuke this part of the world. Hit Reset.

residenttroll wrote: A helicopter crash in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province has killed 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan soldiers, the country's president said on Saturday. It was the highest number of casualties recorded in a single incident in the decade-long war.
President Hamid Karzai sent his condolences to President Barack Obama, according to a statement issued by his office.
"A NATO helicopter crashed last night in Wardak province," Karzai said in the statement, adding that 31 American special operations troops were killed. "President Karzai expressed his deep condolences because of this incident and expressed his sympathy to Barack Obama."

NATO confirmed the overnight crash and said the alliance was conducting a recovery operation at the site and investigating the cause of the crash, but did not release details or a casualty figure. The coalition said there "was enemy activity in the area."
"We are aware of an incident involving a helicopter in eastern Afghanistan," said U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Brockhoff, a NATO spokesman. "We are in the process of accessing the facts."
A spokesman for Wardak province, Shahidullah Shahid, said the helicopter crashed in the Sayd Abad district of Wardak province. The volatile region borders the province of Kabul where the Afghan capital is located and is known for its strong Taliban presence.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed the downed aircraft was a U.S. military helicopter and that the Taliban fighters had brought it down with a rocket attack.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/06 ... z1UFYG2gf4

RT: It's time to nuke this part of the world. Hit Reset.

Flag should be at half mast for the entire nation for these men. We should just pull our troops out like other countries and let NATO deal with it. (Or nuke em works.)

navycpo7 wrote:

residenttroll wrote: A helicopter crash in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province has killed 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan soldiers, the country's president said on Saturday. It was the highest number of casualties recorded in a single incident in the decade-long war.
President Hamid Karzai sent his condolences to President Barack Obama, according to a statement issued by his office.
"A NATO helicopter crashed last night in Wardak province," Karzai said in the statement, adding that 31 American special operations troops were killed. "President Karzai expressed his deep condolences because of this incident and expressed his sympathy to Barack Obama."

NATO confirmed the overnight crash and said the alliance was conducting a recovery operation at the site and investigating the cause of the crash, but did not release details or a casualty figure. The coalition said there "was enemy activity in the area."
"We are aware of an incident involving a helicopter in eastern Afghanistan," said U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Brockhoff, a NATO spokesman. "We are in the process of accessing the facts."
A spokesman for Wardak province, Shahidullah Shahid, said the helicopter crashed in the Sayd Abad district of Wardak province. The volatile region borders the province of Kabul where the Afghan capital is located and is known for its strong Taliban presence.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed the downed aircraft was a U.S. military helicopter and that the Taliban fighters had brought it down with a rocket attack.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/06 ... z1UFYG2gf4

RT: It's time to nuke this part of the world. Hit Reset.

Flag should be at half mast for the entire nation for these men. We should just pull our troops out like other countries and let NATO deal with it. (Or nuke em works.)

Good Idea Chief, headed out right now to put mine at half mast.

navycpo7 wrote:

residenttroll wrote: It's time to nuke this part of the world. Hit Reset.

Flag should be at half mast for the entire nation for these men. We should just pull our troops out like other countries and let NATO deal with it. (Or nuke em works.)

Can we afford to murder 30 million people right now? It sounds expensive. Not in this economy guys, maybe later

navycpo7 wrote:

residenttroll wrote: A helicopter crash in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province has killed 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan soldiers, the country's president said on Saturday. It was the highest number of casualties recorded in a single incident in the decade-long war.
President Hamid Karzai sent his condolences to President Barack Obama, according to a statement issued by his office.
"A NATO helicopter crashed last night in Wardak province," Karzai said in the statement, adding that 31 American special operations troops were killed. "President Karzai expressed his deep condolences because of this incident and expressed his sympathy to Barack Obama."

NATO confirmed the overnight crash and said the alliance was conducting a recovery operation at the site and investigating the cause of the crash, but did not release details or a casualty figure. The coalition said there "was enemy activity in the area."
"We are aware of an incident involving a helicopter in eastern Afghanistan," said U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Brockhoff, a NATO spokesman. "We are in the process of accessing the facts."
A spokesman for Wardak province, Shahidullah Shahid, said the helicopter crashed in the Sayd Abad district of Wardak province. The volatile region borders the province of Kabul where the Afghan capital is located and is known for its strong Taliban presence.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed the downed aircraft was a U.S. military helicopter and that the Taliban fighters had brought it down with a rocket attack.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/06 ... z1UFYG2gf4

RT: It's time to nuke this part of the world. Hit Reset.

Flag should be at half mast for the entire nation for these men. We should just pull our troops out like other countries and let NATO deal with it. (Or nuke em works.)

I agree on every count other than nukes. We obviously won't be giving our troops more of what they need anymore with all the talks of cuts, so I say we bring them home and have the best defense in the planet...US border defense that is.

Our men and women deserve the best if their going to be there, if we can't give them that, we should pull them out. Those soldiers that died were among the best of the best....It's a very sad day for the US.

This is, indeed, sad and shocking news. There are many families suffering today. I send my condolences to each and every one.....including the families of those Afghan soldiers lost.

Folks who have spent some time on the ground in Afghanistan know that, although flying in mountainous terrain is dangerous, the poorness of the road network (truly terrible) and the fact that roads actual help the enemy focus on places we will be when they set up their IEDs...it actually makes more sense to fly when you can. Our Nation and our Coalition friends have hundreds of aircraft in the air day and night there every day of the year. The skies there are like a huge helicopter highway (along with many fixed-wing aircraft).

So I don't mean to minimize the sadness or gravity of this sad event, but I'm a truly amazed that it doesn't happen more often. Though the press and many Americans have forgotten that we have young men and women in harms way every day there, we should all take a moment to remember the sacrifices of these fine Americans heroes and also the sacrifices of many others who serve there every day.

I think it will be a disaster if we leave Afghanistan too soon, but I understand the financial realities our Nation faces right now. My concern is that we try to "half-ass" our effort there. We don't have to drop any nukes. If we leave there now, both Afghanistan and likely Pakistan will implode soon after we depart. The people of those counties will slaughter each other...sort of like what's going on in Africa. So I think it's a bad idea to leave, but I think it's an even WORSE idea to pull some Americans out and leave the rest hanging in the lurch. Like I've said a few times before, we either need to be all in or all out.

More than 20 Navy SEALs from unit that killed Usama bin Laden lost their lives in Afghanistan helicopter attack

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Terribly sad news...

All the more reason to get out of there and bring 'em home...

LadyJazzer wrote: Terribly sad news...

All the more reason to get out of there and bring 'em home...

Interesting, I find myself agreeing with Looney Jerk.

All the more reason to get Obama out of the White House too. His military leadership is lacking.

lionshead2010 wrote: This is, indeed, sad and shocking news. There are many families suffering today. I send my condolences to each and every one.....including the families of those Afghan soldiers lost.

Folks who have spent some time on the ground in Afghanistan know that, although flying in mountainous terrain is dangerous, the poorness of the road network (truly terrible) and the fact that roads actual help the enemy focus on places we will be when they set up their IEDs...it actually makes more sense to fly when you can. Our Nation and our Coalition friends have hundreds of aircraft in the air day and night there every day of the year. The skies there are like a huge helicopter highway (along with many fixed-wing aircraft).

So I don't mean to minimize the sadness or gravity of this sad event, but I'm a truly amazed that it doesn't happen more often. Though the press and many Americans have forgotten that we have young men and women in harms way every day there, we should all take a moment to remember the sacrifices of these fine Americans heroes and also the sacrifices of many others who serve there every day.

I think it will be a disaster if we leave Afghanistan too soon, but I understand the financial realities our Nation faces right now. My concern is that we try to "half-ass" our effort there. We don't have to drop any nukes. If we leave there now, both Afghanistan and likely Pakistan will implode soon after we depart. The people of those counties will slaughter each other...sort of like what's going on in Africa. So I think it's a bad idea to leave, but I think it's an even WORSE idea to pull some Americans out and leave the rest hanging in the lurch. Like I've said a few times before, we either need to be all in or all out.

LH I agree with all that you stated. I also know that silver fish are not the answer or a viable solution. The more I see that happens in Afgan the more tense I get as my son will be there in less than 60 days. Thats all.