Afghans Fear More US Air Attacks with More Troops - 18 Feb09

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As Barack Obama, the US president, signed his economic rescue plan into law on Tuesday he also approved an additional 17000 US troops for <b>Afghanistan</b>. They'll join the 38000 already battling the Taliban in the country. Obama said the extra troops are necessary to "stabilise a deteriorating situation". But all this came as residents in one <b>Afghan</b> village told an increasingly familiar story - one of US air attacks, and civilian casualties. Hamish MacDonald reports. ...

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Afghans Fear More US Air Attacks with More Troops - 18 Feb09

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  • Pentagon ordered ...

    Pentagon ordered 530,000 drone aircraft, the war has not truly begun. These unmanned aircraft have been known to carry D.I.M.E weapons.The pentagon is about to go Star Trek on some very bad individuals.

    By slidadog [Affiliate User] 1235152042 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Taliban Civilians ...

    Taliban Civilians are extremists !!

    its about time a black man smashes the crap out of those racist Muslims!!

    By sagmart [Affiliate User] 1235149454 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I thought Obama was ...

    I thought Obama was better than this. That's why i voted for Ron Paul! lol. US needs to get out of their damn lands now. How would we like it if China came over and started telling us how to live our lives?

    By cbiggs567 [Affiliate User] 1235148931 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • nothing has ...

    nothing has changed..Obama is another war monger..under the pretense of 'freedom', our tax money is being being used for murder..wtf.

    By pkrishnametal [Affiliate User] 1235148317 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • 123

    123

    By sanyi1025 [Affiliate User] 1235147871 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • oh look the spell ...

    oh look the spell check sheriff has arrived. what a great return though, you clearly got me

    By Makaveli21x [Affiliate User] 1235146388 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • be a "politicians" ...

    be a "politicians" haha.. enough said

    By HalfLucky [Affiliate User] 1235145480 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • good thing you dont ...

    good thing you dont have the brains to be a politicians

    By Makaveli21x [Affiliate User] 1235144858 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • "Afghans fear more ...

    "Afghans fear more US air attacks with more troops" be afraid mother fuckers..

    be very afraid. You lucky I'm not president cause I'd just drop one bomb and you fuckers would all be dead.

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  • Shome...dude....u ...

    Shome...dude....u are a kindred spirit of mine. U beat me in this accurate response. Finally, an intellect as myself.
    Satan F**ks of that land ....only will respond to us bombing mecca now. Pull our troops, push tha buttnz, and let our Chris-land live in peace. It is the only answer.

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