Those words provide a kind of freeze frame for basic convolution: The government will help veterans with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries to pursue their dreams.
In the realm of careful abstraction, where actual people are rendered invisible, best not to acknowledge how much better it would be if those veterans could pursue their dreams without suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injuries in the first place.
But such human realities are for private suffering, not public discourse.
The next morning, the front page of the New York Times reported that the president's visit to Afghanistan "included a boisterous pep rally with American troops."(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).