little bit. there s a lot more to this story than just a soldier walking away. reporter: at question, were any u.s. troops killed while searching for him. some soldiers say yes. six troops were killed. the pentagon says there s no evidence of that. this just in. the u.s. military announced that major general kenneth dal will lead that investigation. thanks so much for watching. wolf starts right now. i m wolf blitzer reporting from washington. we want to welcome our visitors from the u.s. and around the world. the fighting in iraq threatens to explode into an all out civil war. the u.s. taking steps to protect several thousands american
money from the war. we also have the cost that we ll be paying for our lifetime to take care of the people who are both physically and mentally wounded in that war. reporter: the department of defense spent $732 billion. a lot of that was spent in 2007 and 2008 during the counter insurgency campaign. the terrorists have come in and captured a lot of kwiequipm that we cosold to the iraqi forces. reporter: after adjusting for inflation the conflict in iraq cost more than that in afghanistan, vietnam or korea. this says nothing of the value of the lives that were lost. thank you so much. be sure to tune in to special coverage of the crisis in iraq.
much. next hour of cnn newsroom starts now. happening now in the newsroom, the blade runner and the night of the murder. i had taken my firearm and i placed it next to under the bed. oscar pistorius taking the stand again this morning. and i sat over reeva and i cried. time is running out. today is another critical day. officials waiting for another signal from the pinger. there have been no further contacts with any transmissions. and ukraine. becoming a tinder box. new warnings of an all out civil
important minority in syria, making up about 10% of the population. but they are leaving. estimates say they are down to now 3% of the population. amidst the chaos, optimists hope that the religious toll raps that exited tolerance that existed will continue. amy kellogg. means have arrived in south sudan following a fear of an all out civil war. they will provide security for the u.s. embassy and evacuate more u.s. citizens if needed. four u.s. troops were hit when gunfire hit an evacuation aircraft. more than a thousand people have been killed since the breakout of violence two weeks ago. it is called a terrorist attack, an explosion north of cairo. more than a dozen killed and more than 100 others injured.
south sudan. they are heading to south africa if violence escalates toward an all out civil war. elise labott is following this story. after the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi last year, this is the new normal. the u.s. military wants to make sure it has an emergency force on stanby. 150 troops moving from spain to djibouti will be at the ready to evacuate the 100 or so americans in south sudan if the violence escalates and the country goes into all-out civil war. ban ki-moon is looking to double its peacekeeping force from 6,700 from 12,000. donald boot is on the ground meeting with everybody. he seems to be making some progress in getting the warning