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Pentagon accused of downplaying retaliatory strike that wounded US troops

Original: "The # Pentagon downplayed the severity of the retaliatory strike, and # US Central Command initially claimed that only

The Pentagon is being criticised for minimising the severity of a deadly retaliatory strike in Kuwait. US Central Command initially said only five service members had been seriously wounded, and the day after the attack, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described it as "a squirter." Critics say the language downplayed an incident that left troops seriously hurt.

Why now: New criticism of the Pentagon's and Hegseth's characterisation of the Kuwait strike is circulating online.

PentagonUS Central CommandPete HegsethKuwaitUS military

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• "The # Pentagon downplayed the severity of the retaliatory strike, and # US Central Command initially claimed that only five service members had been seriously wounded. The day after it happened, Defense Sect # PeteHegseth called the deadly strike in Kuwait “a squirter,” and… · ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 6

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