10 French Soldiers Killed in Afghan Battle
August 20th, 2008 at 07:27am Mark Noonan
We give the French a lot of grief, but lets not forget that they are with us in Afghanistan, and under President Sarkozy they are getting ever more aggressive in fighting the enemy:
KABUL, Afghanistan - Ten French ISAF soldiers were killed and 21 injured when about 100 insurgents attacked a patrol in Kabul Province on Aug. 18. Afghan security forces were also involved in the patrol.
Fighting began in the late afternoon 18 Aug. and continued into Tuesday, 19 August. The initial patrol was reinforced with quick reaction forces, close air support, and mobile medical teams. During the engagement a large number of insurgents were killed.
“This is a difficult time right now for the families and friends of those who died or were injured, and we offer them our sincere condolences and sympathies,” said Brigadier-General Richard Blanchette, ISAF spokesperson. “The lives of these soldiers are irreplaceable, but this loss does not deter ISAF from supporting the people of Afghanistan in their fight against the enemies of peace and stability.”
The enemy also attacked a US base with a force of suicide bombers - the enemy, defeated in Iraq, seems to making a stand in Afghanistan. This really is a long war, and while Obama says he will fight it out in Afghanistan, the plain fact of the matter is that he’s an untried quantity, and for the long war we need a President who has proven he can take the worst and carry on - John McCain is that man, and lets hope we make the right choice in November.
Entry Filed under: Campaign 2008, Democrats, Republicans, War on Terror
2 Comments
1. hermie | August 20th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Why would Obama care about Afghanistan?
He’s never held a meeting of his Senate subcommitee which deals with it.
As he has said… Deeds are more important than words.
2. 42 | August 20th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
uh, hermie, he chairs the subcommittee on European affairs, which though does deal with NATO, which is in Afghanistan, it does not actually deal with Afghanistan
McCain, however, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Service Committee, has attended 0 of the 6 hearings on Afghanistan….the Senate Armed Service Committee Does deal Directly with the Afghanistan issue
As he has said… Deeds are more important than words