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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVets: Don't Blame Obama for Track Palin's Behavior
Vets: Don't Blame Obama for Track Palin's Behavior
Don't blame President Obama for the PTSD that Sarah Palin claims her oldest son is battling (if, in fact, he is suffering from ptsd).That was the message Wednesday from the head of a New York City-based veteran's organization that has fought for years to get Iraq and Afghanistan war vets help with their post traumatic stress disorder.
"It's not President Obama's fault that Sarah Palin's son has PTSD," said Paul Rieckhoff, who heads Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). "PTSD is a very serious problem, a complicated mental health injury and I would be extremely reluctant to blame any one person in particular." Rieckhoff weighed in after Palin said her son Track's arrest on domestic violence charges this week stemmed from the PTSD he contracted after serving with the Army in Iraq and because of Obama's supposed lack of "respect" for veterans.
The failed GOP vice-presidential candidate made the claim at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma after she endorsed Republican front runner Donald Trump for president.
Rieckhoff, whose organization is non-partisan, said "it's important to recognize that Track may need help like many veterans" and that his mother is in a position to use her influence to help him and other vets. "This is a great opportunity for Sarah Palin to sound the alarm about PTSD," he said. "Now that she has endorsed Mr. Trump, I would encourage her to talk with him about it. Mr. Trump's campaign is pretty light on specifics about what he would do for veterans."
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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/veterans/vets-don-t-blame-obama-track-palin-s-behavior-n500716
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Vets: Don't Blame Obama for Track Palin's Behavior (Original Post)
niyad
Jan 2016
OP
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)1. The scums**t blamed Obama for her son's behavior?
When Ronnie Boy Reagan spoke of "personal responsibility" he meant minorities are at fault for your problems.