Head Cases

It's all showbiz
--Nobody Loves You (When you're Down and Out),
John Lennon
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Subtitle: Take two aspirins and drive on.

PBS's Frontline spotlighted the brain injuries received by pro football players and congressional interest in the topic. Ranger finds it interesting that hurt pro ball players get the ear of Congress, but the issue of traumatic brain injury (TBI) amongst troops in the Phony War on Terror (PWOT ©) gets the short shrift.

Agencies like the National Football League give lip service to the problem, yet continue policies that insure TBI to the players (or "gridiron warriors", as they are also known.) Congress is being disingenuous in their feigned concern, but this is not new behavior for the amazing wobblies.

If Congress wants the NFL to pull out players with concussive injuries and sideline them pending medical release, then why is the same not being mandated for our soldiers? We recently mentioned the Michigan national Guard unit that regularly has vehicles blown out from under them. Do these men receive medical screenings to protect their brains from excessive blast exposure?

Let's take a wild guess here and say, No.

Why should our soldiers receive less concern than pro ball players?