Patrick Leahy actually said...

I worry that we have spent billions in Afghanistan and we have yet to see the results that you or Secretary Gates or I would like to see.

The one area of concern--which I know we all have for every service-member in Afghanistan--is protection when traveling in vehicles.

This past Sunday marked the start of National Crime Victims' Rights Week.

I hear their voices, and I think of them. I still have nightmares about some of the things I saw.