hey bud...we agree on this one.
we are working with a young man right now in my employ who got blasted on his second tour with delayed serious ramifications from convulsions to phantom pain and headaches for weeks that morphine barely helps
utter rage and depression too
and no, this is not the usual shellshock or battle fatigue
Wouldn’t you agree the damage to these troops was caused by the shock wave of large munitions exploding in close proximity to them? I’m not sure why this must be reconized as something different than other wars. Shells exploded near troops in military campaigns since WWI. Why do you and others try to make the case this is different? Seriously.
Look this doesn’t mean I’m not concerned for our men, but to allow this writer to frame this in the manner you are, is to allow them to play up that this war is worse than any other.
Think of the millions of war injuries in WWII for instance. Were those injuries less important, less impactful, less damaging?
We have some physicians making claims that I am not confident can be substantiated. Why are these injuries worse? I cannot accept that.
The important thing is that our troops get the medical care they need and deserve. The important thing isn’t allowing some nit wit reporter to convince the American public that our leaders are craven manipulators who don’t care that our troops are being injured worse than ever before.
And that’s what I percieve is taking place here.
None of this should be taken as proof that I or anyone else don’t care about the troops.