{"id":2595907,"date":"2026-04-27T21:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T01:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-probing-if-dod-failed-us-troops-killed-in-kuwait\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T21:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T01:02:00","slug":"senate-democrats-probing-if-dod-failed-us-troops-killed-in-kuwait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-probing-if-dod-failed-us-troops-killed-in-kuwait\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats probing if DOD &#8216;failed&#8217; US troops killed in Kuwait"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-democrats-probing-if-dod-failed-us-troops-killed-in-kuwait%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595907&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Four Democratic senators-Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, and Mark Kelly-are investigating claims that the Pentagon failed to adequately prepare to protect U.S. forces in Kuwait before an Iranian attack on March 1 killed six service members. after soldiers and survivors disputed the Pentagon\u2019s assertion that \u201cevery possible measure\u201d was taken,the senators said DoD leadership didn\u2019t take basic precautions and may reflect a broader pattern of insufficient protection against Iranian retaliation.  <\/p>\n<p>In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, they asked for detailed answers about the security of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-running-iran-now\/\" title=\"Who is running Iran now?\">tactical operation center<\/a> at Port of Shuaiba, including what risk assessments were made, what requests were made for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-war-in-ukraine-means-more-u-s-forces-are-headed-to-europe\/\" title=\"Russia&#039;s War in Ukraine Means More U.S. ... Are Headed to Europe\">additional defenses<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-officials-warn-rough-road-ahead-in-afghanistan-critics-warn-bidens-response-will-shatter-international-partnerships\/\" title=\"Biden officials warn rough road ahead in Afghanistan, critics warn Biden\u2019s response will shatter international partnerships\">drone attacks<\/a>, what threats were known beforehand, and whether the posted perimeter defenses-described as 6-foot walls-were considered adequate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Four Democratic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">senators<\/a> are investigating accusations that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\">Pentagon<\/a> was unprepared for an Iranian attack on U.S. forces in Kuwait that killed six service members. <\/p>\n<p>Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) on Sunday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/letter_from_senator_warren_dems_to_secretary_hegseth_on_service_member_protection_in_operation_epic_fury.pdf\">wrote a letter<\/a> to War Secretary Pete Hegseth suggesting that Washington failed \u201cto take even basic precautions to protect the lives\u201d of service members. The investigation comes after soldiers at the Kuwait facility <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4522546\/american-troops-recount-chaos-deadliest-strike-iran-war\/\">pushed back<\/a> on the Pentagon\u2019s assertion that \u201cevery possible measure\u201d was taken to protect troops. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4544629\/us-iran-negotiations-diplomatic-chicken\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US and Iran stuck in \u2018game of diplomatic chicken\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4544065\/hezbollah-chief-rejects-disarmament-israel-lebanon\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hezbollah chief says the \u2018resistance\u2019 cannot \u2018be defeated\u2019 despite disarmament push<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4543792\/manion-wod-marine-corps-memorial\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Service, sweat, and sacrifice: The Manion WOD at the Marine Corps Memorial<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cRisks to service members in the region were known, but leadership at DoD failed to take steps to prevent harm that could come from Iran\u2019s retaliation,\u201d the senators wrote. \u201cWe are concerned that this is part of a larger pattern in which this administration has failed to protect Americans in the region from Iranian retaliation.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Iran\u2019s drone attack in Kuwait on March 1 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4481360\/pentagon-identity-two-soldiers-kuwait-iran-drone-attack\/\">marked the deadliest strike<\/a> on U.S. forces of the war, killing six service members and wounding more than 20. The Pentagon said the soldiers were well protected at the tactical operation center in Port of Shuaiba. In <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-war-kuwait-drone-attack-survivors-us-army\/\">interviews with<\/a> CBS News, multiple survivors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >targeted unit rejected<\/a> the government\u2019s framing of the incident. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPainting a picture that \u2018one [Iranian drone] squeaked through\u2019 is a falsehood,\u201d one of the injured soldiers said. \u201cI want people to know the unit \u2026 was unprepared to provide any defense for itself. It was not a fortified position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4540212\/pete-hegseth-tension-navy-john-phelan-pentagon\/\"><strong>HEGSETH\u2019S REVOLVING DOOR AT THE PENTAGON CONTINUES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In their letter, the senators requested that Hegseth provide more information about the tactical operation center\u2019s security apparatus. They asked the secretary to respond to a series of questions, including how many requests were made for more capabilities to defeat incoming drones that could attack the post, which individuals were responsible for assessing the risk to the post, what risks to the post the Pentagon was aware of prior to Iran\u2019s attack, and if authorities believed that \u201cthe 6-foot walls around the post were sufficient to guard against Iran\u2019s retaliation to Epic Fury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety and well-being of our service members should be a top priority for DoD leadership. That requires careful consideration of major operations like Epic Fury and plans to prevent possible harm from foreseeable attacks, like retaliation with drone strikes,\u201d they wrote. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Democratic senators probe Pentagon unpreparedness in Kuwait<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2595908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26042672396323-e1772639319160.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[51841,33619,34676],"class_list":["post-2595907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-department-of-defense","tag-senate-democrats","tag-us-troops"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26042672396323-e1772639319160.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595907"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595911,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595907\/revisions\/2595911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2595908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}