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Today marks the 9th anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan. As we enter into the war’s tenth year, questions loom: When will it end? How does it end? Does it end?
An entire military career down in flames in a little under 48 hours. Looks like a little diarrhea of the mouth goes a long way.
The real shame about this whole McChrystal takedown is that the fallout is sad and bad for basically everyone.
Except maybe Rolling Stone.
Filed under: Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, America Needs Help, Gen. McChrystal, General McChrystal Resigns, General Patraeus, General Stanley McChrystal, Michael Hastings, President Obama, Rolling Stone, Sad and Bad, Shameful Events, Vice President Joe Biden
President Obama and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery (Getty Images)
The number of U.S. soldiers who have died in the war in Afghanistan.
The number of veterans under the age of 65 who died in 2008 because they were uninsured.
The number of U.S. soldiers who have died in the Iraq war.
The number of U.S. soldiers wounded in action in the war in Afghanistan.
Filed under: Afghanistan War, Department of Veterans Affairs, General Eric Shinseki, Iraq War Veterans, Military Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, The Iraq War, US Armed Forces, VA, Veterans Day, Veterans Disability, War Casualties
In the irony of all ironies, H1N1 expert and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta recently caught the “swine flu” while covering the war in Afghanistan.
He details the experience on his CNN blog.
And it turns out that, although truly miserable, swine flu ain’t so bad. It’s about as bad as… the flu.
I’ve had the flu. It sucks, but I’ve made it through just fine.
So why the heck have I been so worked up and freaked out about H1N1?? Why did I wear a surgical mask with my fabulous Katy Rodriguez dress to the Emmys? Why did I believe there was a possibility I might turn into a pig and die? WHY???
This is one of those days I wish I spoke Japanese:
Please… Somebody. Anybody. Tell me what’s going on here. Or here.
Because whatever it is, I am totally into.
Occupation: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist
Melissa Fung was abducted outside of Kabul, Afghanistan on October 12 while conducting interviews with Afghan families displaced by the war. She was held captive in a cave for four weeks, at times blindfolded and chained to the cave wall, and fed only biscuits and juice before she was freed on Saturday. There are rumors that either a ransom was paid or two imprisoned Taliban leaders were released in exchange for Melissa’s freedom, both of which have been denied by the Canadian government. After her release, Melissa, who was physically unharmed, told reporters that she hoped people would not make a “fuss” over her.
But we want to make a itsy-bitsy fuss over Melissa. Because we don’t care why she was released so much (and yes, releasing Taliban leaders = bad, duh), we’re just happy that she’s safe.