I played HS baseball with this guy and his brother. Dont be surprised to see things go down hill in Afghanistan.
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/072005/07012005/111741
Two points;
1. This was his 6th trip back and forth to that God Forsaken place within the last 4 years. That really bothers me. Now, we lose 16 more special forces. Those types of soldiers are VERY, VERY hard to replace. In fact, at this point in the "war" they are damn near irreplaceable. This is only going to strain things to the breaking point.
Read what his father (whom I remember to be a very soft-spoken, conservative man) said.
2. "I just wish we could have kept assets in Afghanistan in order to get [the Taliban], instead of diverting them to Iraq," said Russell's father. "If we're not careful, we're going to lose Iraq, too."
The 4th of July is my birthday. I certainly dont feel much like celebrating. I have blasted Bush for his mistakes but now I'm getting really, really worried. If we dont do something soon to change things drastically over there, we are going to lose control of the ENTIRE middle east.