March 2014: First month ever with no dead soldiers in Iraq and/or Afghanistan

[Tender Branson]

March Was First Month Without U.S. Fatalities in Iraq or Afghanistan In 11 Years

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http://time.com/45160/zero-us-fatalities-iraq-afghanistan-11-years

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

. We can have more months like this if we pull out immediately.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Thanks Obama.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

. We can have more months like this if we pull out immediately.

That's what- no, nevermind.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Thanks Obama.

Why? He worked hard to keep U.S. troops in both places. That the local governments de-facto booted the US out isn't an outcome he tried to achieve. I'm glad the men and women of the armed forces get to come home, but their return is in spite of, not because of, the Obama and Bush administrations.

[The Free North]

Thanks Obama.

Why? He worked hard to keep U.S. troops in both places. That the local governments de-facto booted the US out isn't an outcome he tried to achieve. I'm glad the men and women of the armed forces get to come home, but their return is in spite of, not because of, the Obama and Bush administrations.

I am guessing he is being sarcastic and referencing the internet meme, not actually thanking the current president.

[Mr. Morden]

. We can have more months like this if we pull out immediately.

Yes, there would be more months like this if we pull out.  But then, in the period at the end of those months, there would be more bloodshed.

Whereas if we *don't* pull out immediately, there would be more human life on this Earth.  Exactly when that would begin is something best left up to philosophers, but I think it should be clear to all within about 9 months (which incidentally is roughly when the last international troops are scheduled to leave Afghanistan under current arrangements), give or take.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The Ft. Hood combat zone is more than making up for it.  Ugh.