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US soldiers wounded in Iranian drone strike say military failed them

Original: The Latest: Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the US military failed them

American soldiers seriously wounded in an Iranian drone strike, which killed three US troops at Tower 22 in Jordan, have told the Associated Press that the US military failed them. The soldiers say inadequate air defenses and delayed responses left their base exposed to the attack. Their accounts, published widely across US news outlets, raise questions about accountability within the Pentagon over how the base was protected.

Why now: New Associated Press interviews with wounded soldiers are renewing scrutiny of US military failures around the Tower 22 drone strike.

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