Washington Post Op-Ed: True Cost of Iraq War is $3 Trillion
September 5, 2010 (The Washington Post) - Writing in these pages in early 2008, we put the total cost to the United States of the Iraq war at $3 trillion. This price tag dwarfed previous estimates, including the Bush administration's 2003 projections of a $50 billion to $60 billion war.
VoteVets: Fire Ex-Senator Simpson Over Anti-Veteran Comments
September 2, 2010 (The Hill) - A group of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans called on President Obama to fire Alan Simpson from the White House fiscal commission for suggesting that veterans getting federal medical benefits are adding to the country’s debt problem.
Editorial: Profiting From Fallen Soldiers is Loathsome
August 22, 2010 (The Times Herald Editorial Board) - It might seem unconscionable that any company would attempt to profit from the death of an American service member, but it's not only happening, it's happening on a massive scale.
Congressman Mitchell: Pausing to Consider People Who REALLY Matter
Chairman Harry Mitchell is a Hero to Veterans Nationwide
August 20, 2010 (Arizona Republic) - It's been a month since I spoke to Rep. Harry Mitchell about suicides among military veterans and I'm just getting around to writing something.
What Obama Won't Say Tonight About US Withdrawal from Iraq
August 31, 2010 (ConsortiumNews) - President Barack Obama’s aides say his speech this evening marking the end of "combat operations" in Iraq will avoid the vainglorious aspects of President George W. Bush’s infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech in 2003. We’ll see.
