Quotes of the Day

U.S. Navy sailors in the honor guard fold a flag before the presentation ceremony for U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Joseph Strange, a cryptology technician, in Logan Circle Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, in Philadelphia.
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011

Open quoteWe are right now in the height of the fighting season. Close quote

  • JEFF DRESSLER,
  • a senior research analyst at Washington's Institute for the Study of War, explaining why August was the deadliest month yet for U.S. forces in Afghanistan
Photo: AP Photo / Alex Brandon | Source: AP