Reply #9: Here's an excerpt from the front-page news [View All]

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in the Oregonian newspaper.

"According to US Dept. of Defense statistics, at least 122 soldiers had died before Wednesday's incident in and around Afghanistan since the US-led war on terrorism began after the 9/11 attacks.

"Accidents have proved almost as deadly as attacks from Taliban-led insurgents, including a string of helicopter crashes and explosions caused by mines and munitions left from the country's long wars".

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Now we have to ask ourselves: why are these helicopters crashing? Sand? They're kidding, right? Surely they must be aware that the Middle East is one big pile of sand and there are sandstorms on a regular basis. Didn't they plan for this?

Why are there so many incidents with vehicles, heli's, that end up killing so many Americans. Does the Pentagon even care?

Or is it all Crony Deals, with General Dynamics, or whoever else contracted with the Dept. of Defense and produces shoddy equipment?