The Wars Continue

While the number of U.S. Soldiers and Marines dying in Iraq have gone down, the deaths still continue, and the war drags on. Yesterdaty two military helicopters crashed in Iraq, killing four U.S. service members.

While in Afghanistan roadside bomb attacks hit a record in 2008, and increased 45% over the year before. The result was 161 fatalities among coalition troops -- double 2007.

Seven US troops killed in Iraq chopper crash

Seven American soldiers were killed on Thursday when their transport helicopter crashed in southern Iraq, the deadliest such incident in the country for over a year, the US military said. It was a CH-47 Chinook that went down. These are old helicopters that have been put under a lot of stress over the last five years. It is actually a testament to our men and women in the military who keep those helicopters up in the air.

Enemy activity is not suspected, but I do suspect that this may be a case of equipment fatigue.

The AFP has more here.