Politics · United States · 1 hr ago
Vance promises to examine failures before deadly Iran drone attack
At a town hall, Joey Amor asked JD Vance about failures before a deadly attack on U.S. troops.
Amor’s wife, Army Reserve Master Sgt.
Nicole Amor, was among six people killed by an Iranian drone in Kuwait on March 1.
The strike hit an outpost at Port of Shuaiba, one day after the United States began striking Iran, and remains the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in the war.
Families have questioned whether the military did enough to protect troops, including whether the site was fortified and equipped to stop drones.
Vance said he had only just heard about the concerns and acknowledged there may have been failures, including mistakes about where troops were stationed.
He promised to find out what happened and how to improve, while saying some tactics and troop locations have already changed to protect forces from drones.
Amor’s question was whether leaders would be held accountable; Vance said he wanted to speak with affected soldiers and Amor, but did not give details of any accountability process.
Vice President JD Vance promised to investigate failures that may have contributed to the deaths of six U.S. service members in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait.
Joey Amor, whose wife Nicole was killed, asked Vance how the administration would hold leaders accountable.
The attack struck an outpost at Kuwait’s Port of Shuaiba on March 1, one day after the U.S. began striking Iran.
Families have questioned whether the military adequately protected troops at the facility.
Vance said some changes to troop locations and tactics were already underway.
- Who
- Vice President JD Vance and Joey Amor, whose wife, Master Sgt. Nicole Amor, was killed in the attack.
- What
- Vance promised to examine possible failures before the deadly Iranian drone attack and said he wanted to determine what could be done better.
- When
- The attack occurred on March 1. Vance addressed it during a town hall that aired Saturday evening.
- Where
- The attack hit a U.S. outpost at Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait; the town hall was hosted by CBS News.
- Why
- Amor asked about mistakes and leadership failures that he said contributed to his wife’s death, and whether people would be held accountable.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The U.S. began striking Iran, one day before the attack.
An Iranian drone attack on an outpost at Kuwait’s Port of Shuaiba killed six people, including Master Sgt. Nicole Amor.
Vance addressed Joey Amor’s questions during a CBS News town hall that aired Saturday evening.
- Deaths
- Six people were killed in the attack.
- Victim
- Master Sgt. Nicole Amor, a U.S. Army Reserve member from Minnesota
- Attack date
- March 1
- Attack location
- Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait
- Attack weapon
- Iranian drone
What people are saying
There were a lot of mistakes and a lot of fundamental failures that led up to that
I want to know about
I want to talk to those soldiers, and I want to talk to you to better understand what we can do.