police officers as they slept in their beds. a lot of troops being killed and wounded are doing the things we imagine them to be doing when they are in most danger, out on patrol and frontier fire bases, dealing with the dangers of ied s, confronting enemy fighters. but at this point something like one in five nato fatalities in afghanistan this year, one in five are at the hands of what is supposed to be our own side. the afghan forces that we are arming and training as the core justification for our continued presence in the country. nobody was under the illusion there were not horrible costs to this war as there are to any war. but this news this weekend out, coming out of the accumulated ro hor roars, makes it crystal clear how long the human cost continues to be. and therefore, have solid, how worth while the justification has to be for staying. given this enormous cost. when you talk to policy makers
good see you. if someone has a loved one serving overseas or are in the community or neighborhood how do we help them out? send them a gift package and let them know people are thinking about them and they have the support. the loved ones are thinking of them in the holidays. when i was in iraq, i had no idea if it was thanksgiving. out on patrol and running through the city and on o.p. for half a day. the only way i knew it was thanksgiving i came back to my home and there was a lot of pie. an abundance of pie. i couldn t realized why until i realized it s thanksgiving. when you are over there, you re focussed on your mission, focussed on what you ve got to do. knowing that people back home love you and are supporting you is important. but you have that community. i know for my family, hardest on my mother. hardest on my family who was back home celebrating thanksgiving and worried. shannon: missing. is it the best idea to invite
wounded are doing the things we imagine them to be doing when they are in most danger, out on patrol and frontier fire bases, dealing with the dangers of ied s, confronting enemy fighters. but at this point something like one in five nato fatalities in afghanistan this year, one in five are at the hands of what is supposed to be our own side. the afghan forces that we are arming and training as the core justification for our continued presence in the country. nobody was under the illusion there were not horrible costs to this war as there are to any war. but this news this weekend out, coming out of the accumulated horrors, makes it crystal clear how long the human cost continues to be. and therefore, have solid, how worth while the justification has to be for staying. given this enormous cost. when you talk to policy makers about issues of war and peace, they never admit there is