“We Had to Destroy the Airport In Order to Save It.”

As we finish, so to speak, our military mission in Iraq – and are looking toward the exit in Afghanistan – it’s worth noting that some war costs surface long after the fighting is over, and the U.S. troops who did that fighting have become grandparents:




Estimated cost: up to $15 million.

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