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109 U.S. Service Members Diagnosed With Brain Injuries After Iran Strike
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The Defense Department says 45 more U.S. service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after Iran's attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq last month — raising the total number of troops injured in the ballistic missile strike to 109.
President Trump initially said no American troops were hurt in that attack.
Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Paul Rieckhoff (@paulrieckhoff), founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and host of the Angry Americans podcast.
This segment aired on February 12, 2020.