A British soldier became the 100th British causality of 2009 in Afghanistan today. The British soldier from the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment was shot to death in central Helmand Province. The family has been informed but the name of the soldier has not been released to the public yet.
Since the mission began eight years ago, 237 British soldiers have fallen.
Prime Minister of Great Britain, Gordon Brown, called it “a real and personal tragedy.”
Conservative leader, David Cameron, called it a “a stark reminder of the daily threat our troops face.”
2009 has been the deadliest year for British troops since the start of the mission. Most of the casualties have been a result of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Well I for one vastly prefer Brown’s stodgy seriousness to Cameron’s vapidness. The only thing Cameron has going for him is Labour fatigue and a fresh new face. Honestly, if Cameron put a little more gel in his hair, and spoke more animatedly and in a higher pitch, he’d be indistinguishable from Blair.