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31 Americans, Including 25 Navy SEALs, Killed In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan

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ABC’s Martha Raddatz reports a helicopter crash in Afghanistan has killed 31 Americans, including as many as 25 Navy SEALs in one of the worst single-day U.S. losses of life since the war began. Raddatz says a senior military official told ABC News early this morning that a total of 38 people were on board the Chinook helicopter when it crashed overnight in the eastern Afghan province of Wardak. Initial reports indicate up to 25 Navy SEALs were on the aircraft at the time.

The helicopter was also carrying seven Afghan Special Forces troops, one interpreter, five member helicopter crew and one dog. Troops were apparently involved in a raid at the time. There are reports the Taliban has claimed responsibility for bringing down the chopper.

Update: A tragic update: according to the AP, more than 20 of the Navy SEALs killed in the helicopter crash are thought to be from SEAL Team 6, the group that captured and killed Osama bin Laden.

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  • Anonymous

    If only Rick Perry’s day of prayer had been yesterday instead, Jesus would have stepped in front of that RPG himself, just as he died for our sins on the cross….

  • Anonymous

    If only Rick Perry’s day of prayer had been yesterday instead, Jesus would have stepped in front of that RPG himself, just as he died for our sins on the cross….

  • Anonymous

    We aren’t under attack from anyone, we need to get out troops back home, save money and lives.

  • Johnjguy

    I hope the drawdown starts sooner than later. We’ve got to stop policing the world and take care of some of our own interests.

  • Anonymous

    Always the bigot I see. How come you are not talking about the terrorist Muslims in Somalia who are starving all those people and refusing to allow the rest of the world to provide food?

    That’s right, you are a bigot!

  • Anonymous

    heck of a job Barry! Barry is responsible for more  US soldier deaths in 2.5 years in Afghanistan than Bush was in 7 years!

    You are always breaking records, Obama!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1431811538 Josh Kim

    Now’s not the time to bring politics into this forum. What the hell is wrong with you? You’re a dick.

  • Anonymous

    You are most definately correct……instead of walking the Neo-Con walk in Afghanistan&Iraqi….President Obama, should have brought the majority of our troops home, but then again….’he would have been blamed for that as well’!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust

    Jesus can’t be bothered with saving America soldiers, and babies. He is too busy saving dopes like Rick Perry and the teabaggers.

    Jesus Saves people not worth saving.

  • Anonymous

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, actually,  Obama  increased them!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust

    Congratulations on making a helicopter crash that killed 31 Americans about Obama.

    I am sure your family is very proud of you. Seek treatment.

  • Anonymous

    A horrible horrible accident.  Let’s forget the politics for just a second here people.  My heart goes out to each and every family that has suffered this tragic loss.  

  • Anonymous

    Sounds like he saved you then, also Barry, Biden, and Hillaery!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WZWCKY4TI6DLTVQJKWHQL7BG3M charles b

    your words shall condemn you Mt 12:37

  • Anonymous

    Who is the president? Who did YOU blame for 9/11 instead of your peaceful Muslim terrorists?

    Who carried around pics of Bush with a bullet hole in his head? Who carried signs of Bush with “Dead or Alive” on them? Who carried signs with Bush with a hangman’s noose? Who had a guillotine with Bush’s head  in it?

    LIbs, libs, lib, libs.

    So spare me your phony patriotism and sanctimonious respect for the office of the POTUS!

    You are totally repulsive.

  • Anonymous

    Yes, I see the topic here is about Rick Perry and Jesus- it says so right in the headline:

    “31 Americans, Including 25 Navy SEALs, Killed In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan’

  • Anonymous

    Yes, I see the topic here is about Rick Perry and Jesus- it says so right in the headline:

    “31 Americans, Including 25 Navy SEALs, Killed In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan’

  • BR

    I don’t necessarily agree with Rick Perry on his day of prayer but I think that your comment was pretty low class and uncalled for right now.  

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust

    I don’t know anyone who did any of the things you refer to with Bush, but I do know what people like you do. You use a tragedy like this in order to score some cheap political point. Your side has no shame or morality when it comes to this sort of thing.

    I remember the RNC in 2008 when they showed the planes hitting the WTC in close up to make a similar political point.

    I am sure you don’t realize this, but the last sentence in your comment is something the majority of people who read this comment section think about you and your sides willingness to use the blood of American soldiers to score a cheap political point.

    Hope one day when you are older and wiser you see the error of your ways. I don’t agree that we still need to be in Afghanistan or Iraq either, but isn’t it strange that when Bush was President we never heard shit from your side about the failure of our wars, only when the Democrat got into office were you people all of a sudden “anti war”.

    I am glad I don’t have to live with your shame, the shame you probably will never feel, but those who read your words feel for you.

  • Guest

    Where have Code Pink and all the war protesters gone?!  Why are they so afraid of this administration and why aren’t they protesting on Washington to bring the troops home?    

  • Bleedsblue

    Wow.  This thread is bursting full of stupid.  Way to go idiots. 

  • Anonymous

    LOl

    facts are facts troll

    see ‘em and weep.

    BTW, I so glad you don’t support anyone who believes in Jesus, you repulsive lib hypocrite!

    Libs doing what they do best- hate, hate, hate:

    http://www.zombietime.com/zomblog/?p=621

  • Anonymous

    you are repeating yourself..

  • Anonymous

    I don’t know anyone who did any of the things you refer to with Bush, but I do know what people like you do. You use a tragedy like this in order to score some cheap political point.”

    Really? Like this, you hypocritical troll?


    “Jesus can’t be bothered with saving America soldiers, and babies. He is too busy saving dopes like Rick Perry and the teabaggers. ”

    “Jesus Saves people not worth saving.”

    Yeah, typical lib; never waste an opportunity to exhibit lib bigotry and hate!

  • Anonymous

    “ I don’t agree that we still need to be in Afghanistan or Iraq either, but isn’t it strange that when Bush was President we never heard shit from your side about the failure of our wars”

    That was because we were winning, not losing as we are in Afghanistan now.

    And let’s remember what Senator Reid said about Iraq: “The war is lost.”

    And Barry voted against the surge in Iraq and said that AFGHANISTAN was the war we should be fighting.

    Try gain.

  • Anonymous

    Not so- that was to 2 different people.

    You must be another dumb liberal.

  • Anonymous

    Thoughts and prayers to their families.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust

    I feel sorry for your parents. Don’t have kids.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

    If only Obama didn’t lie about getting out of the 2 wars instead of starting a third war.

  • Anonymous

    To well- its-no-brains:

    Too bad a miscreant like you got no oxygen at birth. Hey, dork get a life and an education. You post nothing but baloney and balderdash- and that’s not a dance team clown!
    ,
    All together:

    “The war is lost.”

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5BGVBC3ID7OXWM2PKBNULAPUGE Neil

    A tragedy and you speak of hate.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5BGVBC3ID7OXWM2PKBNULAPUGE Neil

    I guess he will save you.

  • http://twitter.com/saunieindiego s holloway

    How many more of “my” boys have to die over there in that Godforsaken sandhole? 

  • Anonymous

    ‘Correct’ again….he did increase them actually , even went above and beyond with the increased drone/missile attacks(in Pakistan), increase in troop strenght etc……and again,even with the capture/killiing of Osama Bin Laden, just maybe…he should have brought the majority of the troops home

  • Anonymous

    ‘Correct’ again….he did increase them actually , even went above and beyond with the increased drone/missile attacks(in Pakistan), increase in troop strenght etc……and again,even with the capture/killiing of Osama Bin Laden, just maybe…he should have brought the majority of the troops home

  • Anonymous

    I wonder what secret mission they were about to embark upon? Taking out Karzai maybe?

  • Guest

    I can’t believe where this went!  We just lost 31 of the bravest Americans this world has.  Each of these men had more courage and selflessness than anyone here. 

  • Guest

    CNN is reporting about the “accident”.  Why are the media afraid to say what happened-that they were SHOT DOWN-NOT AN ACCIDENT!

  • Anonymous

    This is a terrible loss of life. I can’t imagine how I’d feel if it were my sons on that helicopter. Prayers are in order for their families and loved ones.
    Can we please get some meaningful action on removing our people from Afghanistan?

  • Michelle

    I am absolutely disgusted by some of the comments by libs on this thread.  Seriously, what is wrong with you people!?

    May those affected by this tragedy find peace at this difficult time. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1431811538 Josh Kim

    I’m a Republican who thinks that prayer should be done in private, not in public. Yet, I see no reason why Publius had to bring politics into this by maligning Gov. Perry. Lots of good men just lost their lives.

    Whether you’re Left or Right, Republican or Democrat, can’t you just stop and think decent thoughts about the men who just paid the ultimate sacrifice?

  • Cee1928

    I don’t normally comment or reply to things like this…BUT, I am ASHAMED at what I am reading on this thread. I am sitting here crying HOPING it is not someone I know (yes, I have friends over there who are SEAL’s). I am ex-military, a military spouse, and a military mom! People in the military go where they are told, no matter WHO the President is, or what is happening in politics. They FIGHT because they LOVE THEIR COUNTRY AND WANT TO PROTECT IT AND THE PRINCIPLES THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON! They do their jobs so that asses like the ones in this thread can write their political crap. Can any of you say that you have done ANYTHING as noble as that? I doubt it. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU. This should be about the lives that were just lost….and the hopes, dreams and love of their families that is being shattered as you read this. My heart goes out to the families…God Bless them and God Bless the United States of America!

  • Anonymous

    I agree and God Bless you as well.

  • Limpbaals

    You mean the ones that are retreating because of successful actions of the Somalian army backed up by peacekeepers?

    Listen i know you people don’t give about a damn about anyone but yourselves, but next time you go mouthing off on your Sanctimonious high horse, you could learn a thing or 2 about the people whose name you are using for your cynical and hypocricy laden arguments. I doubt you give half a damn about those people, other than to cynically reference their struggle to try and say your opponents have no standing to speak.

    Since you don’t care, you have the facts all wrong, which is par for the course in TEArrorist argumentation handbook, vol. I don’t know math.

    “Somalia’s al-Shabab
    Islamist rebels have pulled out of all positions in the Somali capital
    of Mogadishu, government and rebel spokesmen say.”

    “President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed declared the rebels defeated after they left overnight on trucks.”

    Maybe if you people actually gave a damn about anything, our boys would have gone in properly equipped in 01 and 03 instead of forcing their crying mothers to fork out a months pay on body armor. Real nice job caring about our troops, but hey at least the rich got their checks in the early oughts, that’s the Republican way. CRYING MOTHERS PAYING FOR BODY ARMOR, WHILE THE RICH GET ANOTHER DEBT EXPLODING TAX CUT.

    You feckless morons have not one TEASPOON of justification for talking the way you do about this country and they people who protect it, because you goons cannot even treat our boys with the decency to give them what they need over what the rich do not need. These fooktarts can’t be shouted down loud enough, their actions regarding our troops and land would get them run out on a rail anywhere else in the developed world. They have no standing to carry on in the sanctimonious fashion they do, everything they do runs counter to everything they say.

  • Anonymous

    why are you only disgusted by the hateful liberal comments? the hateful conservative comments don’t bother you also?? oh forget it…  seriously this is a terrible tragedy… rip to the brave men and women..

  • Anonymous

    Ditto.

  • Anonymous

    Really Mark Joyella!  These are the comments you allow to be posted about our brave servicemen?  This comment section is disgusting and demeaning to those men that paid the ultimate price.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust
  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust
  • Anonymous

    In my opinion, Mediaite shouldn’t post real news stories like this.  They should just stick to wacky cable news and politics. 

  • Anonymous

    My God. 31 people just died in service to our country, and you have to bring Rick Perry and a diss on Jesus into it? Really? Your comment says everything about what type of person you are. Disgusting.

    My heart goes out to the families of the brave soldiers that lost their lives today.

  • Anonymous

    My God. 31 people just died in service to our country, and you have to bring Rick Perry and a diss on Jesus into it? Really? Your comment says everything about what type of person you are. Disgusting.

    My heart goes out to the families of the brave soldiers that lost their lives today.

  • Michelle

    Which Conservative comments are you referring to?  The hateful ones I”m seeing are from libs.  Why should I scold Conservatives for not doing anything wrong?

  • Texan

    Pubic should have been banned long ago. What a f’n POS. No matter what name he uses he’s still a POS.

  • Texan

    Pubic is your a/typical progressive of today. He spits on our troops from his keyboard.

  • Anonymous

    lets see half the comments are about rick perry and religion.. while the other half are blame obama…  hate is hate michelle .. or do you not recognize this? actually i don’t care..im done with this … 

  • Michelle

    Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

  • Anonymous

    i answered your question.. now answer mine.. do the hateful conservative comments bother you also?

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    As usual you are running your mouth without facts.  The famine in Somalia is due to the weather. Islamic groups have kept food from innocent mouths, but the famine itself is due to environment.

    When it comes to Rick Perry – he is the bigot… Rev. Hagee? Really? By inviting that bigot to the event, Rick Perry has condoned his behavior, which makes Perry – and his followers — the bigot, yourself included.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    And you had to answer … you are like the kid who kills his parents then asks for mercy from the Court. You’re just as bad.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    WTF – can you write anything without name calling? What are you, 12? Oops, sorry. You’re a bagger.

  • Texan

    There aren’t any.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    B/C W took his eye of the freaking ball!  if he had gone into Afghanistan with the number of troops the military wanted, perhaps these soldiers would still be with us. But W wasn’t happy with playing soldier in only one theater – he had to invade a sovereign nation in search of weapons of mass destruction that did. not. exist.  HE DID NOT FINISH THE JOB  (and for the record, allowed Bin Laden to escape from Tora Bora)  Obama did in Afghanistan – a surge — EXACTLY WHAT BUSH DID IN IRAQ.  SO, either tell the entire story, or shut up. But that seems to be the bagger way – throw stuff against the wall ans see what sticks. 

  • Texan

    Close the borders and bring our troops home, Obama. Stop using them as pawns!

  • Anonymous

    Or, as BushDrunk would say, “Mission Accomplished.”

  • Michelle

    Tell me which comments you are referring to and I’ll tell you if I’m bothered.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    Don’t bother trying to rationize with this sick excuse for a human so filled with hate they can’t even see it. And facts be darned.

    and once you hit them with facts?  Put your armor on b/c they immediately start with the name calling.  

    Intg how this person (typical conservative) calls you — and prob me — a troll — but this is NOT a conservative website, so they don’t even know the meaning.  

  • Anonymous

    God bless these men and their families. To those on here who demean their memory I dare you to say it to the face of a special service member. He may buy you a drink, a bin Ladin, 2 shots and a splash of water.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    You are one sick angry — and misguided person.  It wasn’t a “lib” who called the President of the United States a “tar baby,” wasn’t a “lib” who called the President a liar b/c they disagreed, wasn’t a “lib” who called the President of the United States a boy.  So stop grandstanding and being so holier than thou.Your comments about Muslims proves you are the bigoted one. Anyone who doesn’t agree with you is called names.  So, shoe on the other foot. You are one of the most offensive ppl I’ve ever interacted with on line, turning a story that is supposed to be about the death of our brave soldiers, and turned it into a disgusting hate-filled rant.  I hear that there are mental health clinics in every major city.  Try one.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    THEN IGNORE IT! Stop, all of us need to stop this crap and talk about the dead soldiers.  

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    STOP!  THEN IGNORE HIM!!! LIKE I’M GOING TO IGNORE THAT DISGUSTING WASTE OF HUMANIITY RESIDENT-CONSERVATIVE

    Disagreeing with someone is no reason to ban someone. You don’t like it, ignore it.

  • Texan

    The fact I disagree with the sock puppet sometimes known as pubis has nothing to do with it. MYOB.

  • Anonymous

    These deaths are all on Obama’s head for not getting us out of there as he had promised.  You lie, Obama!

  • Anonymous

    michelle any and ALL from either side that are bringing politics or religion into this..the obama bashing the perry bashing the bush bashing… the bashing period … ill tell you my answer it all makes me uncomfortably sick .. 31 dead americans isnt the time for any bashing right now..

  • Glenn Bovine

    I see you are acting again on your self appointed comment monitor role.
     

    There are people all over the world monitoring blogs and websites looking for the defenders of the enemy as well as potential supporters. I am one of those people.
    Posted by: Jeff Merrill at July 23, 2007 1:24 PM

    Great job, Jeffy!

  • Lemonlimey

    Just 24 hours after our fearless leader Obama was charging $40,000 per couple to celebrate his birthday with him.

    We are a joke.  We elected a joke as a President.  

  • Lemonlimey

    F _ _ K you.

  • Anonymous

    As I recall,  if servicemen were shot down or ambushed during the Bush administration (whether in Iarqe or Afghanistan) , they and our President were heroes and were all blessed by God.  So I am assuming that because it has happened during the Obama administration, none of this is the case.  I a truly appalled and ashamed by the raw hatred and politicization of things that have nothing to do with Obama,  like Taliban attacks,  the murders in Norway, etc.  You are an embarassment to our country and the human race.

  • Michelle

    So you can’t find an offensive comment from a Conservative?  Thanks for proving my initial comment correct.  Now bug off.

  • Michelle

    The mission of that particular ship was accomplished, but don’ t let the facts get in the way of a good Bush Bash.  Take your BDS meds and go to bed, moron.

  • Anonymous

    delusional you are..

  • Anonymous

    Who got us in there, then took his eyes off the ball and decided to invade a country that had zero culpability regarding 9/11?

  • Anonymous

    Who got us in there, then took his eyes off the ball and decided to invade a country that had zero culpability regarding 9/11?

  • Anonymous

    Getting a little testy there? Truth hurts doesn’t it.

  • Texan

    When the sock puppet troll resorts to making shit up you know you’ve hit a seriously sensitive nerve. ;)

  • Anonymous

    Just curious….do you blame Bush for over 4,000 dead military personnel and tens of thousands of maimed and disfigured soldiers in Iraq. What about 100,000′s of thousands of dead Iraqis? Time for some reflection  and soul searching.

    May the fallen RIP

  • Glenn Bovine

    So you are saying President Obama knew about the tragedy 24 hours before it happened. Then he allowed it to happen.

    WOW!

    You wingnutz and your magical non-sequiturs are amazing. Stupidly amazing.

  • Texan

    You already said that, socky.

  • Tedderman

    What kind of moronic military mind put 25 of our nations most elite warriors on the same helicopter?   That idiot needs to be brought up on charges of…..stupidity! 

  • Anonymous

    Do you speak English in backwards Texas?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    Classy Lib response, rather than express sympathy for the families who lost their loved ones, or remorse of the loss to the Seal team that was so recently celebrated by our President and nation, you use this tragedy as an opportunity attack both Christianity and a political foe.  Those who lost their lives on the helicopter did not choose this war, they chose to serve their country, something that you will probably never have the courage or integrity to do…  You’re a wimpy little disgrace, probably having never risked anything in your life.  But you’re a “Keyboard Commando”, fighting hard against your perceived  tyranny of the right, and  the ignorance of Christianity.  The likes you receive here you will count as medals on your chest…..  Well my friend, why don’t you roll another joint, clean up your room and maybe mom and dad will loan you the car for the evening. 

  • Anonymous

    By the way……what’s you feeling regarding the dead servicemen?

  • insideguy

    You are despicable political troll. You seek to make everything political. Has it occurred to you that if Mccain were president that the troops would still be in afganistan as well and men would still be dying? Do you blame Obama for everything? Why do you do this?

  • http://twitter.com/crazygirlcity Jenn.*

    And unfortunately, you as well.

  • Anonymous

    Hey kids. Guess what? War is shitty. It brings out the absolute worst in humanity. People die. It should occur as rarely as possible for the shortest amount of time possible. We’ve been in Afghanistan for 10 fvcking years.

    If you want to drape yourself in the fvcking flag and pretend to care about the fvcking troops, then bring them the fvck home, and reinstate the draft, that way the burden of fighting wars for a country of 310+ million people is spread upon more than just 2.5 million of us. Then these wars would be a lot shorter, and 31 soldiers wouldn’t get shot down 10 years later.

    Til then, you can feel free to take your holier than thou horseshit and stick it right where it belongs.

  • http://twitter.com/crazygirlcity Jenn.*

    It’s really unfortunate that some posters have gone off on crazy, immature tangents. This is horrible, and we should keep their family and friends in our thoughts and prayers. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    It would have mattered little, Afghanistan is the grave yard of the Russian army and they brought much larger forces to bear and were merciless in the prosecution of their war there….   It is a war that cannot be won…  So we have decided to change their hearts and minds, rebuild a country that can not be rebuilt as it does not have the political or social structure to surpport our efforts..  We are sending billions on warlords, and corrupt politicians…  it is time to recognize that no matter how good or bad our intent, that it is time to bring our men home…  I honor the service of those who lost their lives yesterday, they are amonst the finest of us as a people, theirs is a selfless sacrifice…  let’s bring them home.

  • Anonymous

    Were there not approximately 25 Navy Seals that went into Osama’s compound and killed him, and took custody of a treasure trove of intelligence?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    Insideguy, I know you served and so I know that this probably is a sad moment for you as it should be for all, I respect the military more so than any other segment of our society as they demonstrate more so than any other group a committment to a greater good than self…  but in fairness to Resident_Conservative her whole thread started with this post..

    Publius219 6 hours ago
    “If only Rick Perry’s day of prayer had been yesterday instead, Jesus would have stepped in front of that RPG himself, just as he died for our sins on the cross.”

    If you want to call out an asshole I think you might start with him…

  • insideguy

     Of course thats bad Fedup. But just because some idiot posts something like this doesn’t mean we need a bunch of other idiots posting similar things! I just cant excuse bad behavior with more bad behavior. If a liberal walks up to a conservative and punches him in the face for no reason does that make it ok for a conservative to do the same? There is something called higher ground and most of us should work our way up there.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1431811538 Josh Kim

    You’re right. Thank you.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1431811538 Josh Kim

    You’re right. Thank you.

  • Anonymous

    Islamist rebels have pulled out of all positions in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, government and rebel spokesmen say.”

    Thanks for proving my point, dullard. It was the Muslim terrorists starving the children- not Christians whom you libs hate.

    Cry me a river, you pusillanimous cowardly lib.

  • Guest

    God Bless these brave men and their families….Rest in Peace.

  • Anonymous

    No, Illene- you are a bigot as are most libs. You hate Christians but love terrorist Muslims- too bad for you- Muslims believe Jesus will come back and rule the world for 40 years and your bigoted lib arse will lose gain!

  • Anonymous

    But not a lib bigot like You!

  • Anonymous

    WTF – can you write anything without name calling? You’re a bagger!”

    You were saying you contemptible bigot name calling lib hypocrite?

  • Anonymous

    No, you are like the lib who kills his parents and asks for the state to pay for their care.

  • Hagen619dj

    I agree fully. The men and women fighting over there would much rather be in this country with their families.  I know that for sure….my grandson is in Afganistan. My heart ackes for these soldiers. The polical talk on here is terrible.  There is no sympathy for anyone fighting over there because they are only wrapped up in their jargin of “see who can insult the next person”.  Very American of those who think so little of soldiers and alot of themselves. God Bless America and continue to pray this war be done.

  • Anonymous

    Says the lib loser!

  • Anonymous

    LOL

    You lose again. You could not refute one thing I said, poor child!

  • Anonymous

    No, child, my comments about Muslims shows I am against terrorists and you are for ‘em!

    LOL

  • http://www.facebook.com/popstein Tobey Popstein

    Maybe bring the women home also.  I see Fedup  wants our men out of Afghanistan but forgot the women.  They wouldnt want to stay there.  They dont want to dress like they do over there.

  • Anonymous

    LOL

    Hey you hypocrite and bigot:

    ” You are one of the most offensive ppl I’ve ever interacted with on line, turning a story that is supposed to be about the death of our brave soldiers, and turned it into a disgusting hate-filled rant.”

    Who started this thread off with this:

    “If only Rick Perry’s day of prayer had been yesterday instead, Jesus would have stepped in front of that RPG himself, just as he died for our sins on the cross.”

    And who followed it up with this?

    “Jesus can’t be bothered with saving America soldiers, and babies. He is too busy saving dopes like Rick Perry and the teabaggers. Jesus Saves people not worth saving”

    You are a repulsive human being filled with lib hypocrisy , hate and venom.

  • Anonymous

    The totally repulsive one is you. This thread is about the loss of 31 lives that you should have been  honoring with respect and gratitude, yet you went out of your way  to turn it into your own personal political battlefield. You are not worthy of the air you breath.
     Do everyone a favor and go visit websites that like to chat with self centered egoists.

  • Anonymous

    Yes, those comments about Christians were fine with ya but the truth about Obama is hate?

    I see- you are such a hypocrite.

  • Anonymous

    You mean you are going to suddenly stop your hate, bigotry and name calling?

  • Anonymous

    Then stop your name calling, bigotry and hate, Ilene- you are just so contemptible.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bonnie-McGuinness/100002588403595 Bonnie McGuinness

    A tragic loss of our military in one swoop.  Makes me so sad. And the haters on this page are talking about perry, and liberals, and lots of other garbage. 

  • Anonymous

    I’m sure you wish you could dance on their graves.

  • Anonymous

    Hardly you JACKASS!

  • Anonymous

    Very apt comment. Gave you a “like”.

  • Texan

    Funny, I missed your condemnation of pubic for his political and religious attack.

  • Anonymous

    The “liberal” anti-war movement, like every “liberal” movement, was fake. They don’t want the wars to end. they just want a Dem to helm the wars.

  • Anonymous

    “31 Americans, Including 25 Navy SEALs, Killed In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan”

    FUCKING SHIT… If it’s not too much trouble, can we get the hell out of these fucking wars. Please?!

  • Tedderman

    Thirty one brave American’s including 25 navy seals are dead and no one made that up, it has happened.

  • http://games-survival.com Justplaythegame

    Just curious….do you blame Bush

    I blame both..one for getting us into it.. and one for not getting us out soon enough.

    We can’t change the past, we can fix the future.

  • Anonymous

    I’m extremely disappointed with Obama not removing the troops from Iraq particularly. However, I think the boneheaded decision to go into that region and upset the balance of power that now clearly favors Iran. I suspect if we were to leave tomorrow and Iraq incapable or unwilling to defend its self from an invasion from the sworn enemy. The other problem could be have the various faction come to a political agreement on how govern and share power.

    However, I’m very sick of the US being the world’s policeman and having all these outposts’ (bases) throughout the world. It’s breaking us financially and draws the ire of friend and foe with our intervention into their domestic affairs. We should’ve learn our lesson after War World l.

  • http://games-survival.com Justplaythegame

    Agreed, we spend way to much money outside our borders. When and why do we insist to be the World police state? When you cannot contain problems within your own borders? Ron Paul would fix that.. Just’sayn..

  • Anonymous

    that’s were we part company, I’m no Ron Paul fan. Period.

  • http://games-survival.com Justplaythegame

    thebiggestbrax said: that’s were we part company, I’m no Ron Paul fan. Period.

    as long as we can agree on common issues, I don’t care who gets them done. that’s more compromise than washington sees.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust

    Sickfuck.

  • http://games-survival.com Justplaythegame

    With griving the loss of these great patriots.. does one not sometimes wonder, since Kennedy’s era, Has there been a military takeover in this country? we are a nation which stands for freedom, yet finds ways to destroy instead of help those in foreign lands. Conspiracy theories my ass. We seen a family of brothers assassinated, liberal rights leaders assasinated, all who had distrust in their own Government. We see men, who by no means are for war as presidents, yet they do not honor their campaigns and remove troops from foreign wars? in support for pentagon reasoning? The Pentagon will always reason war, that’s their business!  We see agencies like TSA and more important “Homeland Security” invade our privacy and take away or liberties, and we just complain as if it’s just politics.. have you ever wondered? have you? Here you see great Patriots destroyed and have doubt as to which side and for what cause. How did our nation go so wrong down the path furthest from our foundings? May these men rest in peace knowing their light will shine on. It’s never the soldiers fault or error, it’s the battles from the armchair generals safely at home that this blood lies on.

  • Anonymous

    We need to get out of there. Its not worth American lives and money.  

  • Anonymous

    No, Bush went there with a purpose, which was to avenge the 9/11 attack.  On the other hand, after being there for nearly eight years, Obama promised to get us out of there during his campaign for the presidency.  So, what is his reason for keeping us there and going back on his promise?  It is now a war of attrition–the attrition of our own good warfighters.  Yes, may they RIP.

  • Anonymous

    Suck a nut lib!

    You guys started with your Christian bigotry, so stuff it!

  • Michelle

    Hm, according to Panetta, you’re wrong.  Who does he work for again?

  • Anonymous

    hey loser, who was it that started the Christian bashing on this post?

    You are by far the stupidest lib ever.

  • Anonymous

    If the helicopter was downed by an insurgent (as is suspected), the military should human use terrain mapping (HTM) to find the guy who shot the missile at the helicopter and fry him.  That would be too much of a coup for any of the insurgents to keep quiet and not celebrate that victory.  Because of that, HTM should easily identify the culprit and nail his butt.

  • Anonymous

    You are a dumb flatulent lib hypocrite and Obama Kool-Aid drinker.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, to get those WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. Give me a break….with a purpose! Utter nonsense. He when to steal their oil fields and to divide it amongst “Big Oil” benefactors.

  • Anonymous

    Your off your rocker! Panetta is one person’s opinion. It’s mind boggling how in spite of all the evidence, your trolls continue defend entering that country based upon a LIE!

  • Anonymous

    Going after them and killing them, you won’t get an argument with me.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JUT2TATEV3OHGQ7HZRYN472XVM Felix

    Bush did not invade Iraq because of some correlation to 9/11. The reasons were clearly laid out in the UN resolution, for all who cared to read them. And as far as WMD is concerned, it still amazes me how Libs can find something a Republican said from a thousand years ago, but can’t seem to find (or dare to bring up) quotes from Democrats who also said there was WMD in Iraq (not just Bush).

  • Anonymous

    “To get those WMDs” was in Iraq.  The helicopter crashed or was shot down in Afghanistan.  We did not go to Afghanistan because of WMDs.  We went there to repay OBL for the 9/11 attacks.  I believe you need to get your facts straight.  Sounds like the “utter nonsense” is from the other direction instead of from me.  “Stealing oil fields” again is in Iraq.  There are no oilfields in Afghanistan.  I do believe you need to get up-to-speed on your current events, which I study on a daily basis.  How does the crow taste?

  • Anonymous

    Complete right-wing pablum.

  • Anonymous

    Good!  You are more accurate on your assertion here.

  • Anonymous

    I know where the helicopter was shot down at. I don’t know where you think I made the correlation between the helicopter downing and Iraq.

    Look you can talk till you blue in the face, 9/11 and Sadam Hussein and invading Iraq, one had nothing to due with the other. Who said there were oil fields in Afghanistan? Not Me. Right Wingers like being lied to their Right Wing leaders. What a shame.

  • Anonymous

    Thank you….Oh great one for the approval.

  • Anonymous

    Now you are a wise-anus.

  • Anonymous

    When you talk about WMDs and oil fields, you may not realize it, but you are talking about Iraq, not Afghanistan.  I don’t want to continue this discussion because I like to converse with intelligent people.  You have surpassed your right to continue our dialogue.  You need to learn a little manners.

  • Anonymous

    Maybe you can swing by and teach me some.

  • Anonymous

    I agree professor, adios.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Uda/1044488632 Bob Uda

    I’m concerned that you are incapable of learning.  It’s all a matter of attitude. Ciao!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Uda/1044488632 Bob Uda

    Do we know each other?  You sound like one of my previous students.  At any rate, this discussion has terminated.  Adios!

  • Anonymous

    Ok, it’s time to slit your throat.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Uda/1044488632 Bob Uda

    Bring it on.  I take that as a personal threat.  I can find out who you are.

  • Anonymous

    Good riddance.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Uda/1044488632 Bob Uda

    Spoken like a true progressive.

  • Anonymous

    I meant you slit your throat, dimwit. However, I want you to find me Compton, California

  • Anonymous

    I meant you slit your throat, dimwit. However, I want you to find me Compton, California

  • Anonymous

    Whatever, you limp wristed poot-butt.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Uda/1044488632 Bob Uda

    Again, you sound like a true progressive.  When you cannot win an argument logically, you revert to fingerpointing, namecalling, vulgarity, personal insults, and politics of personal destruction.  You should run for Congress.  You have all of the requisite qualifications be be there.  I see you are a student of Saul Alinsky.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Uda/1044488632 Bob Uda

    Sorry, I don’t believe in suicide.  Maybe I’ll look for you.  I have political friends in Compton.

  • Anonymous

    I thought you said adios several threads ago. You must have a hard-on….now for the final time….flee!

  • Anonymous

    Really who?….maybe my brother?

  • Anonymous

    On the bright side, at least he didn’t issue another death wish. This is his best behavior.

  • Anonymous

    For those of you who are actual human beings who respect the loss their families are bearing and honor the sacrifice that was made by these men, who risked just this every day of their lives, consider helping those families and especially the children who have lost their fathers.

    Special Operations Warrior Foundation

  • Anonymous

    You’re not at war and you’re an utter scumbag. You should do the world a favor and eat a bullet.

  • Anonymous

    You can reach the White House at 202-456-1414.

  • Anonymous

    So, when SEAL Team 6 killed Osama, that was all about Obama. But when dozens of SEAL Team 6 members die in combat, Obama has nothing to do with it.

    That’s awfully convenient, if you’re Obama

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JUT2TATEV3OHGQ7HZRYN472XVM Felix

    Just as I thought, no real counter from you.

  • Anonymous

    I might consider it, but only if you give me your address so I can be sure to feed you and your family first.

  • Anonymous

    So you want me to relieve the planet of you? That might be kinda satisfying. It might also be a waste of good lead. Let me think on that one.

  • Anonymous

    I have google, I can manage, thanks.

  • Anonymous

    “You are totally repulsive.”

    Pretty much sums up my response to your post.  You’re clearly lost in your own reality, making strange generalizations about Democrats.

    Who carried signs of Bush with a bullet in his head?

    Not me, lol.. and not most liberals, get a clue.

  • Anonymous

    No Christian, Lib, or bigot here.  You were out of line with your comments.  It’s you & your ego that that needs to stuff it.  

  • Anonymous

    No Christian, Lib, or bigot here.  You were out of line with your comments.  It’s you & your ego that that needs to stuff it.  

  • insideguy

    You are not worth my time Resident. Ive held a rifle and defended this country have you? Its just unfortunate that while I went to war to defend good people I had to also defend people like yourself.

  • Nature Freak

    I find it sad as well. War is hell.
    Are we suppose to stop commenting on other subjects here at Mediaite?
    If you mean on this thread I apologize.

  • Nature Freak

    Afghanistan is the Balkans on steroids. It makes me very depressed about the future of the human race.
    I have no solution to this. We need to leave, but my heart aches for those left behind.

    This sucks.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GWUMDXSUYVXFOVKEDR7OG3SD7A John Doe

    OBAMA LIED, PEOPLE DIED

  • Anonymous

    On this, you and I agree.  However, my reason is that those vile, putrid  stone age (Muslim) people don’t deserve anything but their miserable existence.  The same with the rest of Islam, they are stuck in a cultural/religious time warp, 600 years younger than Christianity and the West.

    Meaning, contemporary, Islamic society and cultural mores are similar to a 14th century, Imperial Europe dominated by the Papacy and all the attendant horrors of the post-middle-ages.  With MODERN WEAPONS!

    Note:  When we pull out of Afghanistan the women can come with us.  The men can stay there.

  • Anonymous

    Your ignorance in military tactics on the battlefield is showing. Have you ever served in the military? These men knew what they were in for when they volunteered to defend you. Is this the best think you can come up with? Have you no concern for these heroes or their grieving families?

    As a vet I can tell you we all know what can happen, but we focus on the mission and rely on tactical training and planning to keep us safe. But every serviceman who goes into harm’s way knows they may have to make the supreme sacrifice, yet to a man they do it anyway.

    The leaders of these men are paying a heavy price for this, and they will for the rest of their lives. I love how you disregard how this affects their commanders and fellow warriors. Ever heard of PTSD? Survivor’s guilt? Believe me the man in charge is not taking this loss lightly.

    It is obvious you have no damned idea about what or who you are criticizing.

  • Anonymous

    Bring the women with us, and leave those awful men there.  Any culture that treats its women as Islam does, specifically Afghanistan, deserves nothing but an all female airlift!

    Purveyor

  • Anonymous

    Go back to your bong.

  • Anonymous

    I am certain he was briefed on this operation. So yes, he knew about it. It is not his fault that the Taliban got lucky with an RPG.

  • Anonymous

    How about the guy that put 200 plus Marines in an indefensible position in Lebanon in 1983?  Furthermore, the “rules of engagement” were such that the Guard post was not allowed to have a round chambered in their M-16 (not even a machine gun or thumper)

    And, I am a fan of that “guy.”  But, I cannot forgive that or some of the screw ups during “Urgent Fury.”Purveyor

  • Anonymous

    Bush did not start these wars – the attack on the World Trade Center on 09/11/2001 started it.

    Would you rather he looked the other way when 3,000 plus people died in that vile and cowardly attack?

  • Anonymous

    “Truth hurts doesn’t it.”

    If that is the case then you are totally harmless.

  • Anonymous

    The way you refer to fallen heroes is disgusting. You need help because your attitude and words are inappropriate.

  • Anonymous

    Brother, don’t let that fool rattle you. We fought even for the unbelievably ungrateful and undeserving.
    Army Security Agency, Phu Bai, Vietnam.

  • Anonymous

    I still remember how the Anti-war effort, all the Sheehan protests, the vigils, the marches……..stopped quite suddenly in early ’09 and we haven’t really heard from them since. After 8 years of not shutting up, they suddenly lost their voice under The Obama.

    Ah, has to be a coincidence.

  • http://games-survival.com Justplaythegame

    to go to war in defense of an attack is one thing. After YEARS of trying to setup a democracy or puppet state is foolish and cost more American lives. Add 5000+ to that 3000 now. You strike hard at what your intent to destroy is and you walk away a winner with limited loss. You strike and try to pressure your way of life when not wanted, and you lose and walk away with more loss of life. We already lost in that respect, but they felt our presence. It’s time to end American lives lost. They must stand and fight their own war, if that is what they wish? Our war is over. Bin Laden is dead as are many more.. We should not police the world while we cannot police our own borders.

  • Anonymous

    damn, i’m not sure who’s the pot and who’s the kettle, but you’re both black….and that’s not racist.

  • Anonymous

    “Who carried signs of Bush with a bullet in his head?”

    Probably the same people who allegedly carried around the racist Obama/witchdoctor/hitler signs.

    Strange how both sides are witnesses, but not to the crimes of the others.

    Oh well, must be a coincidence!

    But stop with the hate crimes. Be cool, vote for the black man, Herman Cain 2012.

  • Anonymous

    I thought these wars were Bush’s fault? Be careful trying to take credit for problems you refuse to own.
    For another example, see: Economy

  • Anonymous

    No ceeza, double-standards only go one way, remember? THAT is why people claim affirmative action isn’t a blatantly racist policy. Where have you been?

  • Anonymous

    Sometimes I wish The Obama would get some testes. Maybe this war would be over by now.

  • Anonymous

    and you forget that didn’t even happen this DECADE. Obama’s been in office almost 3 years, which is about 2.9 years past the this-is-my-job-now realization moment.
    I mean, does it take Obama several years to even grasp the problem, it that why we’re still there?

  • Anonymous

    when did chemical weapons, such as those Saddam was so proud of using to ‘cleanse’ several thousand of his own citizens, stop being considered WMD’s by the international community?
    I’m curious. Because if chemical weapons are cool and all, freely available and legal and all that, that’s awesome, because I have this storage shed, well nevermind it’s a MESS!!
    Bottom Line apparently, chemical weapons are not wmd’s, because Saddam had them, and we all know Saddam would never have WMD’s…Trust, but verify.

  • Anonymous

    8th Grade Civics: What governmental body solely holds the power to declare war, regardless the position of the President? CONGRESS!

    Bush would have never had ‘his’ war without congress voting to approve and fund it. ANY blame for subsequent events solely rests on the President and 535 others. Can’t have one, without the other. SO, if Bush lied, there are several possibilities. 1) Bush is Lex Luthor, so cunning and witty that he can deceive and monapulate all of congress.

  • Anonymous

    God Bless Our Military and God Bless America and the families of these slain heros.  America, we need to get out of Afgan and Iran, let the Satan worshipers murder and maim one another till there aren’t any left!  Or, better, turn it into a sheet of glass!  Those people hate America so why the hell are we wasting our time and our lives there?  Let them eat sand!

  • Anonymous

    Everything I’m seeing, including on CNN, is that it was likely shot down, but they don’t know that for sure yet.

  • Anonymous

    I doubt that. These ops are going on all the time. They’re not unusual until this happens and I doubt Obama wants to know much in advance about the blood he’s spilling.

  • Anonymous

    TEDDERMAN once told me he was Marine.  Anyway, your concern, DOADADDIO, and compassion for our warriors is commendable.

    However, we Americans have become accustomed to military success and limited failures, as well as minimal equipment failure, that when something goes wrong we are stunned, shocked and seem to forget that we are at war.  ”Shit happens,” no matter how well trained and how well engineered the equipment.

    I suggest, if America was taking casualties on a day to day basis like we did in Vietnam, Korea or WWII, I am not sure that a significant plurality of American’s could stomach such?  General Giap and Ho Chi Minh understood this all to well.

    Ergo, in defense of my Socialist-Liberal counterpart, TEDDERMAN, I believe he knows very well the loss America has taken, in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

    Purveyor

  • Anonymous

    Go back to this site and read a Post I wrote about you.  Is just a couple below this Post.

    I hope I am correct in defending you?

  • Anonymous

    With much bluster and finger-wagging, Obamo declared the Afghanistan war a ‘necessary one.’

    The blood for this is on HIS hands; it happened on HIS watch.

  • Anonymous

    Worst day in seals history, and some posters see politics.   God bless the military, their families and loved ones.   I am grateful for the freedoms and safety these bravest and best of the best give to us all. A nation honors them and mourns with their loved ones.

  • Anonymous

    irony much?

  • Anonymous

    excellent post.  

  • Anonymous

    In order to move large amounts of troops out of Afghanistan, they have to prevent attacks on the troops leaving. The problem with telling everyone your withdrawal plans, is you’ve give them a blueprint for how to attack your troops withdrawal.  I don’t blame the president, but it’s reality.   

  • Anonymous

    He always is in the loop whenever a special operations unit is deployed in the field; it’s part of his daily security briefing.

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  • guest

    It is a tragedy that such honarable men died Saturday. My heart goes out to all of their families.They will be missed. They were the best of the best and sad they all died at such a young age defending our country. That should be the subject here, not anything else. 

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