Thus far in the history of the United States there been three Presidential impeachment proceedings -- in 1868 against President Andrew Johnson for his removal of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act - 1974 against President Richard Richard Nixon for the Watergate coverup ( 106 years after Johnson ) - 1998-99 ...
Sopko says the Afghans are still having trouble managing the money the U.S. sends to the country. The U.S. has spent $110 billion on Afghanistan's reconstruction since 2002. John Sopko, whose job is to watch over U.S. government spending in Afghanistan, says it's not his job to be a cheerleader â it's to speak truth to power.
In 2002, the US spent $1,217 per capita on its military and $46 per capita on Official Development Assistance. (ODA); only 23% of US ODA went to least developed nations. For every 25 dollars spent on the US military, approximately one dollar is given in ODA, with 23 cents for those most in need. For a comparison of how other. societies weigh these priorities, we can look at the European Union.