34 US service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after Iranian missile s
 

34 US service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after Iranian missile strike
By: By Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr, CNN - Updated 12:12 PM ET, Fri January 24, 2020
Re: https://us.cnn.com/2020/01/24/politi...ike/index.html

Trump downplays service members' concussions: I heard they had headaches

In reality: Washington (CNN)Thirty-four US service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following the Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq earlier this month, Pentagon spokesman Jonathon Hoffman said Friday.

Earlier this week President Donald Trump said he does not consider potential brain injuries to be as serious as physical combat wounds, downplaying the severity of the injuries suffered in Iraq.

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump was asked to explain the discrepancy between his previous comments that no US service member was harmed in the January 8 Iranian missile attack on Al-Asad airbase in Iraq, and the latest reports of US troops being treated for injuries sustained in that attack.

"No, I heard that they had headaches, and a couple of other things, but I would say, and I can report, it's not very serious," Trump replied during a news conference.

Updates to follow as more data is given out.

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Personal note as I indicated on an earlier thread - concussions from these missile attacks can result in traumatic brain injuries - headaches only - nice try - but wrong!!

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