Commanders ignored warnings – soldiers died

 

TT

Published 14:13

  

A memorial service in Iowa on March 9 for one of the soldiers killed in the Iranian drone attack on Kuwait on March 1. Photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP/TT

During the second day of the Iran-Iran war, several American soldiers were killed in an Iranian attack on Kuwait. Now commanders are accused of ignoring warnings.

The drone attack on the industrial port of Shuaiba in Kuwait on March 1 took the lives of six Americans. It could have been prevented, reports The Washington Post.

The newspaper has spoken to 17 witnesses, including survivors of the attack that caused a deadly fire in an American command center in the port. Many of them state that the facility's two commanders ignored warnings that the port was a likely Iranian target.

In addition, the center is said to have lacked adequate defenses against drones.

Soldiers injured in the attack also express disappointment with the military's healthcare system. The attack is considered one of the most costly of the Iran war for the US military and President Donald Trump's administration.