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.
Once again, the Bush administration has to cook the books to make their disaster look less disasterous.
This is the same thing as manipulating employment figures or releasing economic data late in the week to hide bad numbers. It is a lie
And what makes it reprehensible is that it hides the damage we do to those who have the courage to go fight and not hide behind their wingnut blogs.
The number of brain-injury cases were tabulated from records kept by the VA and four military bases that house units that have served multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
One base released its count of brain injuries at a medical conference. The others provided their records at the request of USA TODAY, in some cases only after a Freedom of Information Act filing was submitted.
i mean how sad is that, that we have to file a Freedom of Information request to get to the truth about our troops? They're pawns to these assholes. That's all.
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