When you hear US troops are killed in Afghanistan

[Van Damme]

What is your reaction?

I usually am indifferent but also hope in some way it will begin to turn people against the US occupation

[Aggressor]

Not indifferent enough to continuously start new threads on it.

[White Horse]

What is your reaction?

I usually am indifferent but also hope in some way it will begin to turn people against the US occupation

Sadness for the person, their family, and that the liberation of Afghanistan has turned into a mess.

[mountainyman]

I feel sorry that the whole thing has worked out so badly. Predictabley badly, the leopard cannot change his spots.

[Thac0man]

I think really only civilian deaths evoke an emotional reaction in me. When troops are killed, like the recent French deaths, I usually am too interested in the location and number and what it says about the situation on the ground.

[code twinkle]

I think really only civilian deaths evoke an emotional reaction in me. When troops are killed, like the recent French deaths, I usually am too interested in the location and number and what it says about the situation on the ground.

Thac - I often find reading the perspectives of the very large number of citizens on the ground can usually give a better feel for the situation than having to rely on the death of human beings in order to conduct your sick political analysis.

To that end, you might be interested in checking out this English-language site to start with:

http://www.rferl.org/section/Afghanistan/149.html

On another point - while I am no fan of repetitive threads on the same topic, it appears the other afghan thread is closed today (despite appearing on the front page still) so I am commenting here.

The Irishman in Afghanistan who finished his column in the Irish Times today in fine rhetorical form rejoicing in his deep pride in being Irish, also contributes this incisive analysis regarding the rationale for the BA to be in Afghanistan:

"While personally dubious about the term "global war on terror", in my experience the British presence in Helmand makes operating in these areas harder for terrorists and, therefore, the streets of London safer. The same goes for the heroin industry."

These two points are utterly at variance with known and uncontested facts, which leads me to think that the MoD has sent troops abroad to risk their lives on the basis of bare-faced lies. This has to carry criminal liability.

[popper]

Not indifferent enough to continuously start new threads on it.

[Thac0man]

Thac - I often find reading the perspectives of the very large number of citizens on the ground can usually give a better feel for the situation than having to rely on the death of human beings in order to conduct your sick political analysis.

In a place like Afghanistan or even Iraq you will find that people in Taliban or militant controlled areas tend not to have a bad thing to say about the people holding the guns that patrol their streets. So much for how your formulate a picture of whats going on.

The fact you find my analysis 'sick' does not come as a suprise, your allergy to actual hard facts is well documented.

[fionnmccool]

When I hear about it happening I'm not surprised. I also wonder when the killing everywhere of everyone is going to stop.

[Van Damme]

When I hear about it happening I'm not surprised. I also wonder when the killing everywhere of everyone is going to stop.

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