Friday, November 23, 2007

Yet another example of how the Bush administration supports our troops.

At least 20,000 U.S. troops who were not classified as wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs of brain injuries, according to military and veterans records compiled by USA TODAY.

The data, provided by the Army, Navy and Department of Veterans Affairs, show that about five times as many troops sustained brain trauma as the 4,471 officially listed by the Pentagon through Sept. 30. These cases also are not reflected in the Pentagon's official tally of wounded, which stands at 30,327.

And if you add this number to the number of soldiers returning with PTSD you could conceivably have almost 70 to 80,000 military members suffering with physical or psychological injuries to their brains. If these brave men and women do not get the help they need their diagnosis will essentially worsen until they are no longer able to function.

Their families may not recognize that the reason for the changes in their behavior are related to their war experiences and the next thing you know you have broken families, fatherless children, and more formerly productive citizens who are now unable to care for themselves effectively.

The sins of George Bush just continue to stack up.

1 comment:

  1. this really blew me away this weekend...wow..unreal...

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