4 American Troops Killed in Afghan Blast

Deaths bring US death toll to 25 for the month

By the Associated Press

Posted Oct 16, 2009 5:14 AM CDT

(AP) – Four American service members were killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan yesterday. Two were killed instantly in the blast and two others suffered fatal injuries in the same explosion. Details of the attack, including its location, haven't been released. The deaths bring to 25 the number of American troops killed in Afghanistan this month.

US Marines walk together inside Camp Leatherneck, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

During a firefight with Taliban militants, a US Marine runs for cover, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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cochiserocks

Oct 16, 2009 10:34 AM CDT

What a bloody waste of life

JonmarkP

Oct 16, 2009 5:32 AM CDT

Oh, not a waste bat all. These kids died so some war profiteer/campaign contributor could make a few hundred dollars. This is the American Way! And it's not as if they were real people-bankers or politicians or Pentagon big shots. These kids are disposable, like Dixie Cups.

Middleman

Oct 16, 2009 3:25 AM CDT

I am not trying to be inflamatory or start a fight. So the question is: When is it the President's responsibility? I'm not saying he started the war, or that the war is right or wrong. But as the Commander in Chief since January 2009, everything that happens or fails to happen is on his hands. That goes for the good and the bad. Being the boss is a thankless job. Clearly he didn't want these guys to die or anyone else for that matter, but no one put a gun to his head and made him send more troops. As the President, he signed the order...

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