NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. troops | Reuters

NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. troops | Reuters: "(Reuters) - A NATO helicopter crashed during a battle with the Taliban in Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. soldiers and 7 Afghans, the Afghan president said on Saturday, a devastating toll and easily the worst single incident for foreign troops in 10 years of war."

Aircraft loses in Iraq, the data is from Wikipedia:

Rotary-wing losses

133 (43 to hostile fire)

Fixed-wing losses
24 (*2 to hostile fire, **2 to friendly fire)

Aircraft loses in Afghanistan, data is from Wikipedia:

Rotary-wing losses

101 (17 to hostile fire) plus one today.

Fixed-wing losses

23 (*1 to hostile fire while on the ground)


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235 rotary wing losses
47 fixed-wing losses

And with this huge economic loses, we understand why the US is broke and passed the bill to the middle class; and is preparing to cut most social services such as Medicaid and Medicare. And not only are the "little" people giving up their savings and security for the future, they are loosing their children.

Bring the troops home, pass the saving to save social security and to create jobs to insure a future of the People.