by Heather Somerville | Jul 8, 2010 | National Security
WASHINGTON — It seems like simple arithmetic. To send 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan, with each troop costing about $1 million, the U.S. has to spend $30 billion. But at the intersection of war, money and politics, nothing is simple. The cost of the...
by Heather Somerville | Jun 29, 2010 | National Security, Politics
Heather Somerville/MNS General David Petraeus makes his entrance for the Senate hearings on Tuesday morning, when committee members approved his nomination to lead U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Petraeus, who previously commanded U.S. troops in Iraq, was chosen by...
by Heather Somerville | Jun 28, 2010 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A modest collection of anti-abortion groups led the protest Monday on Capitol Hill against Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on the first day of her confirmation hearings. The scene was very much in step with the relatively noncontroversial...
