The Pentagon is continuing to revise the casualty figures from the January 7 Iranian missile strike on Ayn al-Asad. The number of injuries has doubled again, with 34 troops now having been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries.
So in the past eight days, it’s gone from no casualties, to 11, to an unspecified number in the high teens, and now to 34. Injuries have previously been described as concussions, which seems to be in keeping with what is reported now.
The Pentagon now says 34 were taken abroad for treatment after the strike, and that roughly half of them have already returned to duty after treatment. This would be in keeping with less severe concussions.
The administration will still have to manage President Trump saying that the injuries were not severe, and presenting them as “headaches.” The VFW is demanding Trump apologize for downplaying this. The issue is a serious one for many veterans, because in recent wars large numbers of casualties were concussions or other brain injuries, and many are critical of how the government has handled their treatment.
“The administration will still have to manage President Trump saying that the injuries were not severe, and presenting them as “headaches.” The VFW is demanding Trump apologize for downplaying this.”
The Don will get back to you on this one. He’s busy right now pretending to be an anti-abortionist. Just like he pretends to be a non-interventionist. When he feels like getting the VFW vote, an apology will be forthcoming. The Don can only play one room at a time.
These are some sophisticated Iranian missiles. They don’t kill, they just give you bad concussion 3 weeks later.
Got to get that narrative straight so it can be spun as an excuse to go to war with Iran. You’ll never get your Tonkin Gulf moment like this, guys. A question I have about the strikes, though- did we not at least try to intercept ANY of the missiles we KNEW were coming? With at least two hours’ notice that’s more than enough time to fire up the radars and anti-missile defenses. Or have we left our fly open by demonstrating we have no defense against Iranian missiles?
Same as the number of American sailors killed by Israel in 1967..
And the Russians think they had it bad at Stalingrad!
I have a 100% foolproof way of keeping this from ever happening again – bring ALL the troops home from around the globe and have them actually defend America for a change. What a thought…right???