-- AP -- A United Nations helicopter fired at President Laurent Gbagbo’s forces on Monday as France authorized its military forces to take out his heavy weapons, an unprecedented escalation in the international community’s efforts at forcing the strongman from office.You remember when France didn't actually have the biggest balls in the room?
And hey, Barry... how's that "bringing the boys home" promise working out?
"At least 858 U.S. soldiers have died in the Afghanistan war since President Barack Obama took office in January 2009. That equals 60.13 percent of the 1,427 American soldier fatalities so far in the ongoing 10-year war in that country."