I Have No Idea What We're Doing There

I at least understood that we stayed in Iraq so Very Serious People could feel better about themselves. Not an especially good reason, of course, but a reason at least.

Roadside bombings and attacks by militants in Afghanistan killed five U.S. soldiers Tuesday, raising the American death toll since this weekend to 19.

The number of American soldiers killed in August is now 55, a drop from the 66 who died in July, the deadliest month of combat for U.S. troops since fighting began in 2001.