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Trump downplays troop injuries in 2020 missile strike: ‘You mean because they had a headache?’

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More than 100 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries in January 2020 as a result of an Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi base, according to Department of Defense officials.

The missile strike was in retaliation to Trump ordering the drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in early January 2020 .

Trump, who withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on Tehran during his first term, downplayed the injuries at the time.

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71

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informal

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English

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39

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