Costs of the Wars: Sacrifices by the Few

A soldier with the US Army's Task Force Mustang "Dust Off" Company based out of Fort Hood, Texas, cleans snow with a broom off his Blackhawk medevec helicopter in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011.

AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus

Costs of the Wars: Sacrifices by the Few
The U.S. is engaged in one of the longest periods of combat in its history. But only a small percentage of the population carries that burden. Diane and guests explore the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the military's...

The U.S. is engaged in one of the longest periods of combat in its history. But only a small percentage of the population carries that burden. Diane and guests explore the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the military's growing sense of isolation in its sacrifices.

Guests
James Kitfield senior correspondent, National Journal magazine.

Michelle Joyner Director, Communications at The National Military Family Association.

Joseph Collins Professor at the National War College, retired Army colonel, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Stability Operations from 2001 to 2004, author of the upcoming book "Understanding War in Afghanistan."

Matt Pottinger Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, former Wall Street Journal reporter, and a U.S. Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.


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