RUH-OH Track Palin served one year in Iraq and it was under George W. Bush, not Obama

[BigBearJohn]

Shortly after Sarah Palin announced her endorsement of Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon, news broke out of Wasilla, Alaska that her son had been arrested. When the details of the charges were released, the media went into a frenzy and Palin went into damage control.
Sarah Palin and her son, Track Palin.
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Originally released by Gawker, the press release from the Wasilla Police Department note that 26-year-old Track Palin was arrested and charged with domestic violence against a woman, interfering with the victim's ability to report the crime in question, and possessing a firearm while being intoxicated. During a campaign stop for Trump in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Jan. 20, Palin blamed President Obama for her son's troubles, but the details of his military history don't appear to line up with her allegations.

Citing his past as a member of the military, Palin said her son returned from the Middle East "hardened" and "a bit different." Palin continued, linking her son's alleged PTSD to the assault charges against him. The former failed vice presidential candidate then turned her attention to the president, stating, "It starts from the top, the question though it comes from our own president, when they have to look at him and wonder, do you know what we go through." Paul Rieckhoff, the head of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), was critical of Palin blaming the president, stating that he hopes it "doesn't become a portable chew toy in a political campaign."

The allegations by Palin against the president contradict with the details in question. Palin blames Obama for her son's actions and his possible PTSD that he suffered as a result of spending time in Iraq. However, Track Palin was a part of Alaska's 25th Infantry Division's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team that served in Iraq for one year in 2008. While honorable, the time he spent in Iraq that Palin claims caused his PTSD was under the orders of then President George W. Bush, and not President Barack Obama, as reported by NBC News.

Since that time, Track Palin has been in numerous run-ins with the law, include a massive brawl at a house party in Anchorage, Alaska in 2014. No charges were filed, but CNN notes that Track attempted to start a fight with his father, Todd, and was described as being "heavily intoxicated" and "belligerent."

SOURCE: http://www.examiner.com/article/track-palin-served-one-year-iraq-and-it-was-under-george-w-bush-not-obama

[notadmblnd]

1. I don't remember- what was the trouble that he got in that he was given the choice

military or jail? Was it related to violence too or was it drugs?

[SDJay]

3. I Believe

he vandalized some school buses, including cutting the brake lines.

Seems like a real nice, well adjusted kid.

[global1]

9. So He Had PTSD Before He Went To Iraq....

maybe it is related to bad parenting.

[notadmblnd]

10. I'm guessing so

[underpants]

2. The fact that ANY of our service people were in Iraq is COMPLETELY on W

Period.

[Bettie]

4. He probably does have PTSD

Imagine that voice singing you lullabies.

Probably has flashbacks.

Yes, that is mean, but she's horrible.

And none of our troops should ever have been in Iraq.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. Cut it out! You're spoiling the narrative! :) nt

[bluedigger]

6. Palin's argument is how Track felt after his return.

It's about the lack of respect Obama has shown the troops, not that he sent Track there in the first place. It's complete BS, although I can imagine Track has endured some abuse as the son of a failed candidate for VP. Sarah is just transferring her guilt onto the President's back. It's just habit with her at this point.

[LannyDeVaney]

7. I wish they would interview the girlfriend's family ...

I wonder how they feel about the Palin family's refusal to accept any responsibility for the abuse of the girlfriend.

[Orsino]

8. Well, it's not like the war in Iraq suddenly turned benevolent in 2009.

And it's not like the VA and other veteran's outreach suddenly improved.

War sucks, and wars begun and prolonged purely for profit suck even harder.

[DinahMoeHum]

11. PoliticalGates-dot-blogspot has the juicy down-and-dirty. . .

. . .on this issue.

http://politicalgates.blogspot.com/2016/01/in-her-speech-at-donald-trumps-rally-in.html?spref=tw

(snip)
. . . we rate Sarah Palin's "PTSD claim" as "Quittypants on fire" and also give her the "Bad Loser Medal" for still not coping with the fact that she lost the election to Barack Obama, and we think that she should care for her suicidal son instead of giving crazy speeches and also remove all the weapons from this home. . .
(snip)


. . .and from the Comments section, a message for the GOoPers:

[Lizzie Poppet]

12. Moreover, no Combat Infantry Badge.

Which, if I'm not mistaken, means he was never under fire.

Of course, as others have mentioned, just being Caribou Barbie's son could give a kid one hell of a case of PTSD.