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Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on

Providence Journal

08/21/12

It was once President Barack Obama s 'war of necessity.' Now, it s America s forgotten war. The Afghan conflict generates barely a whisper on the U.S. presidential campaign trail. It s not a hot topic at the office water cooler or in the halls of Congress, even though more than 80,000 American troops are still fighting here and dying at a rate of one a day...

http://tinyurl.com/99de86e



Afghanistan: US troop deaths top 2000

Voice of America [US state media]

08/22/12

The number of U.S. military members killed in the war in Afghanistan has surpassed 2,000, with more than half of the deaths coming in the past 27 months. The increased casualty rate came as President Barack Obama poured thousands of extra troops into the country to intensify the U.S.-led NATO coalition s battle against insurgents...

http://bit.ly/O289xi


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Obama
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=presidential+campaign
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
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