Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that another British soldier has died in Afghanistan, the soldier was from the " 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, operating with The Light Dragoons Battle Group " Thus the death total is now 212 of our Armed Forces Personnel, in that total we have lost 181 in combat operations and another 31 due to illness, accidents or other incidents. Lets hope UK PM Gordon Brown will send more troops, helicopters and kit to Afghanistan, its only the 3rd of September and we have lost two soldiers already, in July we lost 22 in August 19. The UK Armed Forces can only take so much level of attrition, we have to come with better Force Protection for our soldiers on the ground, IED's have been deadly, it about time the boffins at the MOD came up with something that would allow our Forces to neutralize their impact.