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# November war roundup
- URL: https://ivn.us/november-war-roundup/
- Published: 2010-12-01T13:07:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:17:52.000Z
- Author: Ryan Jaroncyk
- Tags: News

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Here's a brief summary of war-related operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, and the Korean Peninsula:

Afghanistan- 51 U.S. soldiers died, making it the bloodiest November since the conflict commenced in 2001\. The previous November record was 18, set last year. Military operations ended up costing an additional $10 billion for the month. Also, two polls revealed somewhat contradictory results regarding public sentiment. In a [Quinnipiac poll](http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1295.xml?ReleaseID=1537&ref=ivn.us), 33% of Democrats, 40% of Independents, and 64% of Republicans favored a continuation of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. In a [Gallup poll](http://www.gallup.com/poll/144944/Americans-Less-Pessimistic-Progress-Afghanistan.aspx?ref=ivn.us), 54% said things are going badly, although 45% said things are going well, which proved to be the highest level of optimisim in a year and a half. Passing a milestone, the U.S. has now occupied Afghanistan for a [longer period of time](http://news.antiwar.com/2010/11/25/milestone-natos-occupation-of-afghanistan-as-long-as-soviet-one/?ref=ivn.us) than the Soviet Union's nearly ten-year long tenure during the 1980s. Finally, the Obama administration is now emphasizing a more significant U.S. withdrawal by the end of 2014, instead of the original mid-2011 deadline in which U.S. combat forces were to begin handing over major security operations to Afghan forces.

Iraq- 2 U.S. soldiers died, with one being a direct result of combat operations. Military operations ended up costing an additional $4 billion for the month. A new government has loosely formed after an eight-month stalemate, and widespread violence continues to take a devastating toll on the nation's minority Christian community, 1/2 to 2/3 of which has fled the nation since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.

Pakistan- Drone attacks targeting suspected militants continued at a steady pace, and after much negotiation, the U.S. is now able to expand CIA operations in Quetta, a suspected hotbed of militants. Suicide bombings increased inside the nation, and though budgetary figures are not available, the US likely spent millions on military-related operations.

Yemen- The Obama administration [intensified](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704658204575610623765564574.html?ref=ivn.us) military preparations and operations inside Yemen, inserting additional drones and pushing to allow special forces personnel to operate from a growing number of forward bases. Yemen-based Al Qaeda also [claimed](http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/al-qaeda-promises-us-death-thousand-cuts/story?id=12204726&ref=ivn.us) that it was utilizing low-budget operations to "bleed the enemy to death" with a strategy of "a thousand cuts".

Korean Peninsula- After North Korea's shelling of a South Korean island, tensions escalated as the U.S. sent an aircraft carrier into the Yellow Sea as a show of force. With 30,000 U.S troops standing between North and South Korea, any major conflict between the two nations would likely pull America into an all-out regional war. However, as of late, tensions have slightly eased as China, Russia, South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. work toward a diplomatic solution.