Once More Unto the Breach
Senate to consider NASA request to buy Soyuz, Orlando Sentinel
“On Tuesday, Griffin faces a moment of truth. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is due to weigh his request against sentiment in Congress that Moscow, because of its recent invasion of the neighboring country of Georgia, cannot be trusted. It is very difficult for Congress to understand why we should continue a practice of depending upon agreements with the Russians when they are busy invading another country, Griffin conceded last week after a luncheon on Capitol Hill.”
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
“Chairman: Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr.”