More than 100 American service members have traumatic brain injuries from Iranian airstrikes on Al Asad Air Base in Iraq in January, the Defense Department said, a number that was more than 50 percent higher than previously disclosed.

Of the 109 troops who have been diagnosed with brain injuries, 76 had returned to duty, officials said Monday.

“We are grateful to the efforts of our medical professionals who have worked diligently to ensure the appropriate level of care for our service members, which has enabled nearly 70 percent of those diagnosed to return to duty,” said Alyssa Farah, the Pentagon press secretary.

The latest tally, which has steadily grown since the Jan. 8 strike, drew a sharp contrast with the assertion by the Trump administration in the hours after the attack that no Americans were hurt. The number also underscored the unseen effects of traumatic brain injuries, which sometimes do not manifest symptoms for days or weeks but can have long-term physical or mental effects.

The repeated revisions have drawn outrage from some veterans and senators.

“The number just keeps going up,” Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said on Twitter on Monday. “It’s time for Congress to demand a full investigation. The public and our military families deserve the truth.”

Frank Luntz, a longtime Republican strategist, said on Twitter on Monday that a traumatic brain injury “can have debilitating lifelong effects.”

“We shouldn’t hide our veterans’ injuries just to pretend like we’re invincible,” he said.

Traumatic brain injuries can result from the powerful changes in atmospheric pressure that accompany an explosion like that from a missile warhead. Only in the last several years has the Pentagon made a considerable effort to understand the injuries.

Mr. Trump’s statements appeared to echo sentiments common in the early years of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, where troops rattled by explosions were visibly uninjured and ushered back to duty, only to have long-term effects from the blasts manifest weeks and months later.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/world/middleeast/iraq-iran-brain-injuries.html

100 troops having brain injuries yet the impeached coward in the Whitehouse said they only have headaches.

Its the american way of saying the soldiers died....

Heaven rest their souls

From leaked memo I saw, it was clear 140+ soldiers died and 200+ were injured.

Iran said 90+ people died but some brainwashed mumus were here calling Iran liar and coward.

For the fact, Trump is the biggest mistake to have ever happened to US.

Like Trump, like Buhari, both have been hiding the true casualties of their country and will arrogantly allude unseen victory to themselves instead of mellowing down so wise people can give them the much needed wisdom they surely lack.

plainol:
From leaked memo I saw, it was clear 140+ soldiers died and 200+ were injured.

Iran said 90+ people died but some brainwashed mumus were here calling Iran liar and coward.

For the fact, Trump is the biggest mistake to have ever happened to US.

Like Trump, like Buhari, both have been hiding the true casualties of their country and will arrogantly allude unseen victory to themselves instead of mellowing down so wise people can give them the much needed wisdom they surely lack.

You can lie

Are they brain dead?

Let Trump and his government continuing lying to the world.. There is no way direct 3-4 airstrikes even if inside bunkers must cause a lot of damage on the troops

illicit:
Are they brain dead?

No. TBI

Lol...

How is Trump the greatest mistake to have happened to the US?

I can see people love someone who pampers you then behind you he speaks trash than someone who tells you the truth as it is without mincing words.

The Democrats have lied and played too much diplomacy with American assets and interests all as to keep gaining political momentum anyway they can. The Republicans are straight guts guys and they are known to pro-American.

Trump is simply acting the role and he is not doing badly for himself at the moment.

Truth is, if you can't handle the heat, then you stay out of kitchen.

plainol:
From leaked memo I saw, it was clear 140+ soldiers died and 200+ were injured.

Iran said 90+ people died but some brainwashed mumus were here calling Iran liar and coward.

For the fact, Trump is the biggest mistake to have ever happened to US.

Like Trump, like Buhari, both have been hiding the true casualties of their country and will arrogantly allude unseen victory to themselves instead of mellowing down so wise people can give them the much needed wisdom they surely lack.

I believe over 200 dead and another 200 injured. Americans are the greatest liars. Their media is there to project a image of how mighty the United States is but they are actually cowards who will be defeated in less than 48hrs if they dare attack Iran. America is overhyped. Even Nigerian boys scout will defeat the US. military

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Even Nigerian boys scout will defeat the US. military

talk2hb1:

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