117 U.S. Troops Died in Afghanistan While Obama Dithered

If Barack Obama was going to send most of the troops his generals asked for back in August, why did he wait three months to announce the decision?

Imagine the media uproar had George W. Bush still been in the White House during the same time frame.

From CNSNews.com:

The period since Gen. McChrystal submitted his assessment that additional troops were needed has included the second deadliest thee-month period of the war. In September through November, there were 113 U.S. casualties in Afghanistan (including 37 in September, 59 in October and 17 in November). Together with 4 casualties that occurred on August 31, these account for the 117 total U.S. casualties that have occurred in Afghanistan since the general’s assessment.

The deadliest three month period of the war was June through August of this year, when there were 119 U.S. casualties. These included 24 in June, 44 in July, and 51 in August.

So far this year, there have been 292 U.S. casualties in Afghanistan, making 2009 the deadliest year of the war. Prior to this year, the deadliest single month of the war in Afghanistan was June 2008, when 28 U.S. troops were killed.

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