Afghan Attack Kills Eight Soldiers

As news breaks this morning that eight U.S. troops were killed in a deadly battle in a remote Afghan village, the new head of Britain's army said that the prospect of defeat in Afghanistan is "terrifying" and that failure there would be "unimaginable." General Sir David Richards' comments to The Sunday Telegraph come at a time when America's leading officer for Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has called for an increase in troops in the region. "If you put in more troops, we can achieve the objectives laid upon us more quickly and with less casualties," Richards said, making a bold stand in a country where the fight has become increasingly unpopular.