In Tuesday night's speech, President Obama closed a section about properly accounting for the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with this declaration:
For seven years, we have been a nation at war. No longer will we hide its price.
My first thought was: "great, so when do we start seeing the pictures of caskets arriving at Dover Air Force Base?"
It looks like he wasn't just talking about money after all:
News organizations will be allowed to photograph the homecomings of America's war dead under a new Pentagon policy, defense and congressional officials said Thursday.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to allow photos of flag-draped caskets at Dover Air Force Base, Del., if the families of the fallen troops agree, the officials told The Associated Press.
Unfortunately for war cheerleaders, things are going to get a lot more "expensive" before this is over.
h/t Talking Points Memo
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