Brandon Friedman

Editor, VetVoice.com

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Infantry officer in the Army's 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan and Iraq; Editor of VetVoice.com, an online site for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and author of The War I Always Wanted: The Illusion of Glory and the Reality of War

Brandon Friedman on KCRW

In June of last year, 28 American troops were killed in Afghanistan, the highest monthly total in eight years of war until now.  In the first three weeks of this month, 31 US soldiers…

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July is not over, but it's already the deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan since the war began eight years ago.

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July is not over, but it's already the deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan since the war began eight years ago.

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President Bush today accepted the recommendations of General David Petraeus. The draw-down of troops from Iraq will stop when the "surge" ends in July.

Bush Speech Caps Week of Iraq Testimony

President Bush today accepted the recommendations of General David Petraeus. The draw-down of troops from Iraq will stop when the "surge" ends in July.

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