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riversedge

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1. "These deaths were preventable." -- A US soldier told CBS News that leadership sent them to a "known target" in Kuwait wi

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Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:58 AM

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"These deaths were preventable.” — A US soldier told CBS News that leadership sent them to a "known target" in Kuwait with no fortifications, which killed six American troops.

Pete Hegseth played down the drone attack as "a squirter."

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