Americans Tune Out Afghanistan as Fighting Rages On

[mikesilvia]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It was once President Barack Obama's "war of necessity." Now, it's America's forgotten war.The Afghan conflict generates barely a whisper on the U.S. presidential campaign trail. It's not a hot topic at the office water cooler or in the halls of Congress — even though more than 80,000 American troops are still fighting here and dying at a rate of one a day.Americans show more interest in the economy and taxes than the latest suicide bombings in a different, distant land. They're more tuned in to the political...

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[cbuskstwar]

I think about the friends & family I have there everyday / along with the family & friends I had in Iraq when I left years ago.

The media is not interested in covering anything the would be a negative towards Obama and his regime.

American's, at least this one & my veteran brother hood, think about those there and that war every day.

[INTIMADATOR2007]

I think about the friends & family I have there everyday / along with the family & friends I had in Iraq when I left years ago.

The media is not interested in covering anything the would be a negative towards Obama and his regime.

American's, at least this one & my veteran brother hood, think about those there and that war every day.

BINGO , I think about our soldiers everyday , May god bless them !

[jessejordan419]

Why doesn't the lamestream commie news show flag draped coffins day after day......oh, right, if obama wars, rest assure they are righteous wars......like installing the mooslim brotherhood in Libya, Egypt, and soon Syria......later......the US.

Repeat any lie, commit any crime, the ends justify the means. Mantra of the left. Nobel peace prize my aunt fannie.

Liberals are blinded in darkness, their messiah has warred needlessly, yet they called bush a murderer and worse, yet their messiah still won't pull out of Afghanistan. They fail to see the forest for the trees.

God Bless our HONORABLE TROOPS!! Who refuse credit, who name their fallen brethren the true heroes, who deal roughly so that we may sleep soundly at night!!

Shame on obama for even thinking of taking one iota of credit! Shame on obama for revealing specific specops team names for political gain! And shame on obama for using our armed forces for these new ridiculous tasks of policing the world and protecting the environment! Get our troops home!

[mrveggieman]

The last time that I checked bush started the iraq war not president obama. Please get your facts straight conservatives.

[habsheaven]

Sadly, one soldier death a day is not news and considered pretty good when compared to the "deaths per day" rate of any other wars. Also, hasn't the election cycle been going on for the last year starting with the Republican nomination race? I am sure that plays a sizeable role in deciding what stories get the resources. But of course blame the liberal MSM for not wanting to show Obama in an unfavourable light. Afterall, it sounds good. BTW, I don't watch FOX so maybe someone can enlighten me to how much coverage they are doing of Afghanistan lately.

Oh yeah, we also have a role in this war and I don't see our media covering it as extensively as they did in the past. They must be protecting Obama from the Canadian voters too.

You guys are too comical. Are you ever going to come up with something legitimate, or will it always be the same broken record playing over and over?

[shrewsbury]

habs, who said Obama started the iraq war? and the last time i checked Obama's hope and change was ending the war, but he jumped into more. so perhaps you should double check your facts, my anti republican friend.

[habsheaven]

habs, who said Obama started the iraq war? and the last time i checked Obama's hope and change was ending the war, but he jumped into more. so perhaps you should double check your facts, my anti republican friend.

Jay, I think VEGGIE was responding to jessiejordan419 when he called them Obama's wars. Not sure what I have to do with it? Maybe you should double-check your reading, lol.

[shrewsbury]

habs, you know I need to triple check my reading!!!!!!

[cbuskstwar]

Obviously all anyone cares about on this board is blaming the other guy and that's ok.

I figured that some of you liberals would agree that we need to pull our kids out of Afgan?

I guess that must only be a hot button issue when a conserv. is in office?

There are more important things that the media (FOX news included) needs to focus on, rather than what idiotic statement some politician makes or the fact the 1 poll says Obama is winning or Romney is winning.

We have kids in harm's way, we were promised by the president (or was I the only person that heard this) that they would be pulled out, but 4 years later the only troops leaving are in body bags.

We cant expect an immediate withdraw of all troops, but we need Washington to provide a plan (not another B.S. promise to make people cheer) that our troops are coming home.