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Rieckhoff in WSJ: Veterans Differ With Trump Over Injuries From Iran Missile Attack

The Brief

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Why Danny enlisted instead of commissioning. and what soldier care taught her about leadership

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The interdisciplinary path from philosophy to psychology to. The interdisciplinary path from philosophy to psychology to law to forensic psychology, and why a prosecutor needs all of it

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Running an independent campaign while Spokane County burned. 800 structures gone, 60,000 displaced, voters still turning in ballots

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The toxin exposure story national media missed. paints, insulation, fumes, and why recovery takes generations

President says U.S. injuries in attack in Iraq weren’t very serious; veterans say his comments were ignorant

Mr. Trump’s comments are “really counterproductive because we’ve worked for the last decade-and-a-half to highlight and educate people about the invisible injuries of war,” said Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and host of the Angry Americans podcast. “He really displayed remarkable ignorance about what could be the signature injury of our generation.”