I know there are many here with a military background, so could what is described here on this link be true...and what Hegseth said be total fabrication?
It is dated April 9th, 2026 and contains experiences first hand from those on the ground at the time
Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit "was unprepared" to defend itself (CBS News Exclusive)
Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces since the war began have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed when six service members were killed and more than 20 wounded.
Speaking publicly for the first time, members of the targeted unit offered CBS News a detailed account of the attack and its harrowing aftermath from the perspective of those on the ground.
The members CBS News spoke to disputed the description of events from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who described the drone as a "squirter" — in that it squirted through the defenses of a fortified unit inside Kuwait.
"Painting a picture that 'one squeaked through' is a falsehood," one of the injured soldiers told CBS News. "I want people to know the unit … was unprepared to provide any defense for itself. It was not a fortified position."
If what is said in the article, part of which I quoted, is true then surely it is beyond a betrayal of US armed forces by Hegseth and, ultimately, Trump?
If true is there any recourse against Hegseth, especially since people died and severely injured in the attack that appears to have been played down...I get that playing things like this down is often used to maintain morale levels within the troops in a war scenario but it really seems that significant differences in the versions of what happened exist