Politics
Widower presses Vance on alleged failures before Kuwait drone attack
Joey Amor asked Vance at a CBS News town hall whether leaders will be held accountable for the March 1 Kuwait deaths. Vance said it was the first he had heard of the concerns and acknowledged a troop placement mistake.
The short version
- Joey Amor, whose wife Master Sgt. Nicole Amor was among six U.S. service members killed in a March 1 Iranian drone attack in Kuwait, questioned Vance at a CBS News town hall.[CBS News]
- Amor asked whether leaders will be held accountable for mistakes and fundamental failures he says preceded the attack. Vance said he had not heard of these concerns before.[CBS News · ABC News]
- Vance said he does not doubt failures occurred and acknowledged a troop placement mistake that has since been changed. The reporting does not detail which failures occurred.[CBS News · ABC News]
Key facts
- Master Sgt. Nicole Amor was one of six U.S. service members killed in an Iranian drone attack on an outpost in Kuwait on March 1.[CBS News · ABC News]
- According to CBS News, the attack occurred one day after the U.S. began striking Iran and remains the deadliest attack on U.S. forces during the Iran war.[CBS News]
- Joey Amor asked Vance at a CBS News town hall hosted by Tony Dokoupil whether the administration will hold people accountable for mistakes and fundamental failures.[CBS News · ABC News]
- Vance said it was the first time he had heard of these concerns and said he does not doubt failures occurred.[CBS News · ABC News]
- Vance acknowledged that troop locations were a huge mistake and said the administration has changed them.[CBS News · ABC News]
What remains uncertain
Sources
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- Man whose wife died in Iran strike presses Vance: "Fundamental failures"CBS News - Top Stories
- Vance faces tough questions on Iran war, immigration and more in CBS town hallABC News - US News