U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Driskell passes through tall grass during a partnered patrol near Muqor in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 25, 2012. Driskell, a company commander, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
Media Skip 2,000th Afghan War Death On Obama's Watch -- IBD Editorial
Media Bias: The latest incident of Afghan forces firing on NATO troops underscores the lack of media attention to an important milestone and the fact that most Afghan casualties have occurred on this president's watch.
We don't expect an apology from the Afghan government of Mohammed Karzai for the latest incident of green-on-blue violence, in which members of the Afghan security force turn on their NATO allies.
But we marvel at the media's relative indifference to things that would be screaming headlines if they happened on the watch of President George W. Bush.
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My Comment: The media are not the only ones who are AWOL on this story .... the American public's interest on the subject has also disappeared. Unless you have a loved one in the military .... most are focused on subjects such as the economy, health care, jobs, etc.. .... America's wars are on the bottom of their list.
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To refer to "yhis [resident's watch" is to indicate a partisan view: after all the total killed has mounted over the years but began under Bush. You are right: we are sick of this unending war that is going nowhere.
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