Afghanistan, again

"About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a wave of violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country's most dangerous regions. Five American soldiers died in two attacks using roadside bombs."

http://news.aol.com/article/5-us-soldiers-dead-in-wave-of-violence/638943

Of course, our media and Congress are focused on whether yelling "you lie" to Obama at a joint session of congress is worse than booing Bush at a state of the union address. I guess it's easier to deal with nonsense.