We learned this week that the death tole among U.S. troops in Afghanistan has just past the mark set by the deadliest year to date: 2007. And no sooner had I completed this graph than the DoD announced the deaths of two more soldiers, navy petty officers from Michgan, in Afghanistan.
The half mountain depicts the month by month casualty count which ranges from February's single fatality to June's 28. And with the latest announcement the year to date total is 120.
The bars compare the annual totals beginning with 2001 in red and ending with 2008 on the far right. Both parts of this graph demonstrate clearly an excalation of the conflict.
Both would seem to beg the question: "Is it time for another surge?"
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