Transcript of US Soldiers Finally Break Silence

The Trump regime is being called out by active duty US service members who went on the record in an interview with the Associated Press about this catastrophic and unlawful war in Iran. 9 US service members who were wounded in the March 1st Iranian drone strike in Port Shuaybah, Kuwait, which killed 6 troops on the 2nd day of the Iran war, spoke on the record to the Associated Press about what they describe as the complete systemic failures at all levels by the Trump regime, from what took place before the Iranian drone strike, when the service members warned the commanding officers, who warned the commanding officers at the highest level at CENTCOM that this Port Shuaybah was very dangerous, that it should not be used as a logistical hub by U.S. service members that the service members didn't need to be there anyway since they were just mostly using their computers and they were on the internet. They could have done the same job from a much safer location. These service members are also calling out what took place right before the incident itself, as the service members were told to move from the bunkers, which was a safer location, into this unguarded building, which was obviously an unsafe location.

And they all said, we should stay in the bunkers. They were moved to this building. That's ultimately where the Iranian drone struck. Also leading up to the strike, there were Iranian quadcopters that were surveilling the area. And these service members who were there were telling their commanding officers and others, look, we see the quadcopters. They're trying to scout this location for a strike. And even leading to the incident as well, You had a lot of service members saying, look, there's no protection here against Iranian drones if the Trump regime were to initiate this war against Iran with the Netanyahu regime. We're so close to Iran. Iranian drones could strike this base very easily. There's no anti-drone interceptors here. There were some Patriot interceptors that were pretty far away, but there was no protection of this base itself. And this was known at all levels. by the way, including it got up to the CENTCOM level and they just said, we have a plan. This is where we want these service members. They will go in this building in this area in Port Shuwaiba that was ultimately struck. Then after, as you had the casualties mounting, there was no evacuation plan.

There was no plan of, well, what do you do? What hospital do you bring them to? So service members had to literally use their phones and Google Where's the hospital in Kuwait? Where do we take casualties to? And that's ultimately how an evacuation took place, by Googling and finding nearby areas. And then these service members didn't know where to go. Nobody was in contact with them. They were trying to like stay in apartments or homes that were at least sufficiently far away to where the base was to be safe, but they had no clue where to go and nobody was contacting them. And then the article goes into what took place after, including to the present, where the US service members who were killed were not— and their family members are not getting the benefits that they were entitled to based on how the deaths were being classified at first as non-combat deaths and all of these things, and how people who are injured are not getting the treatment that they deserve. They have to wait months for MRIs. They have to wait months before seeing a doctor. Uh, their disability status is not being acknowledged by the Trump regime, who wants to understate how severely disabled they are.

And we're hearing from, in this article, the spouses of service members who were severely injured. The Trump regime was like, eh, that's just a headache. No, it's a traumatic brain injury. And people are unable to think anymore. They're unable to speak. They're unable to interact. They're constantly dizzy. And the Trump regime's just ignoring the injuries. And lots of service members in this incident in Kuwait, and there's over 800 people who were injured, and I believe the number is actually far greater than that, are struggling through this system right now of trying to just get basic healthcare, and they're being denied and deprived by the Trump regime. Instead, you've got Pete Hegseth going on stage and talking about, oh, we don't want— you know, excuse my language here. I'm just showing you what Hegseth says. He gives his state of the force. No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Warriors. How about at the most basic level, you take care of our service members, that you make sure that they are not intentionally put in harm's way? This was Hegseth the other day. Here, play this clip.

But it's worth saying again so that the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that, no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals, just warriors. Just tough, ready, committed troops. The War Department, as you know, is colorblind, gender neutral, and merit-based, or as the president likes to say, repeat, central casting.

And when the Midas Touch Network and others were reporting the conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln and these other ships, where we were hearing from family members of the Marines and the sailors that their, that their loved ones were not being fed, that the showers weren't working, that, uh, the morale was so low that there were numerous attempts where people were having these suicide attempts, right? And the one ship, there was like 8 suicide attempts. The Trump regime covered that up and said, what are you talking about? Morale's never been higher. Remember what Hegseth said then? Here, play this clip.

Completely misrepresented. Listen, we make sure that every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment. Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more, uh, Respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody.

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And then of course, Hegseth has been firing all of our top generals and our admirals. 20% of the top generals and admirals were fired by the Trump regime's Department of Defense. I mean, people like 4-star US Army Chief of Staff Randy George, people like General David Hodne, people like Major General William Green, people, you know, like even at the civilian level, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and others have been forced out by Hexit. Let's just go through, though, some of the data points here from this Associated Press article, though, shall we? 9 US Service members wounded in the March 1st Iranian drone strike at Port Shuwayb, Kuwait, which killed 6 troops on the 2nd day of the Iran War, spoke on the record to the Associated Press about what they describe as a medical system that left them fighting for treatment on their own. Lieutenant Colonel Arturo Lincon, who suffered shrapnel wounds to his jaw, neck, and spine, including a severed vertebral artery, was sent to barracks and told to seek outpatient appointments after the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany did not admit him. Chief Warrant Sergeant Officer 4 Rodney Bearman said he and others injured in the attacks were not properly registered as wounded in combat due to a coding error.

Major Stephen Ramsbottom said he waited over 4 months for MRI results and has had to build my own case for everything. Lincone, who still has shrapnel near his spinal cord and struggles with dizziness, told the Associated Press that following the attacks, in which his passport was destroyed, he was issued a temporary substitute and asked to prove his citizenship in the process. He was born in Texas to Mexican parents and graduated from West Point. He was also denied a service members group life insurance injury claim. Or how about this part of the Associated Press article? A medical officer's plan to evacuate wounded shoulder soldiers at Port Shuwaiba, Kuwait was never briefed or put in place after she was sent to Jordan, according to the Associated Press. AP reports the officer had prepared an evacuation plan that included collection points for moving the wounded. She was among a group sent to Jordan, and the plan was never implemented. 7 soldiers, including a senior officer stationed at the port, told the AP the unit went into the war without a broad plan for a mass casualty event. After the strike, soldiers whose phones still worked used Google to find the nearest medical facilities.

One group of wounded was treated at a Kuwaiti hospital for about 48 hours, then stayed in residential homes in Kuwait for another week because Iranian missiles and drones made evacuation flights risky. They eventually flew to Germany on a cargo plane. Now, the Associated Press asked, um, the Pentagon for answers. So what's going on here? Now, the Pentagon basically tried to use these service members as the reason why they were declining to respond. The Army and the Navy and, uh, other branches of the military and the Pentagon gave this statement. The Army declined to comment on the Associated Press's reporting on the Port Shuwaiba strike, saying it had not yet briefed the families of those killed on the outcome of its investigation into the attack. The Pentagon also declined to comment. Quote, Out of respect for the primary next of kin, who will be scheduled for briefs on the official findings of the completed investigation, we will not comment on the specific details, individual accounts, or leaked portions of the report at this time, the Army said in a statement. The Army completed its investigation of the Port Shuaiba attack in June, but has yet to release a report.

citing the need to redact sensitive information, said one official familiar with the Army's investigation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the report has not been released. Similarly, the report regarding the Trump regime's war crimes in Manab, where they slaughtered 168 children, little girls at the Manab Elementary School, that report is complete. The Trump regime refuses to release that report. So is the report on Lemaire, the sports Where the Trump regime murdered dozens of children with tungsten pellets who were at volleyball practice. The Trump regime strategy here is they do these reports and then they never release the reports. And then they say, well, we can't tell you what's happening because the reports have not been released yet. Well, it's October. The reports were done in June. Release the damn reports. But you know, they're never going to do that. The Trump regime is just going to say, ah, 2 weeks, 2 weeks. We'll get it to you in 2 weeks. And it'll just be more of this over and over and over again. And at the same time we're seeing this, you know, you had Pete Hegseth at the, again, the State of the Force address.

His attack is, I'm attacking all of the leaks and the leakers are the problems. Here's what Hegseth had to say about that. Here, play this clip.

A free press is, of course, important, but partisan activism that intentionally smears the troops and the historic mission that they're undertaking is fundamentally anti-American. It's sick. It's a national betrayal. It's treason, actually. I mean, I hate to have to say it, but it has to be said, especially in defense of the great Americans right in front of me. But you nonetheless continue forward because you love the country more than they can fathom.

All right, just release the information and be transparent. I mean, the fact that we had to have multiple service members, uh, speak on the record and their families speak on the record about what took place, you know, is fairly unprecedented for the United States military. And the fact that they're willing to speak on the record just shows you the depths of the cover-up that's taking place right here. I mean, it was obvious that this area, this Port Shuaba, was dangerous, that it would be a clear target of Iranian drones. These service members were moved from safer locations in other bases to this location when they said, why are you putting us here? There's no anti-drone interceptors. And then they could have stayed in the barracks. And then they were moved from the barracks to the building that was struck, which was an obvious target. And then even right before, they were saying, hey, there's quadcopters, Iranian drones. Hello, they're scouting our location. Well, you have to stay there. You have to stay there. And then March 1st, the morning of March 1st, the strike took place. 6 service members died. And as I note, there are 800 service members or more that we're aware of who have been injured.

The Trump regime is deeming headaches Um, is deeming catastrophic traumatic brain injuries as headaches. They're deeming lots of just headaches, not big injuries. And I've been saying, you know, no, these are real devastating injuries that are taking place. And of course, we believe the true injury count is in the thousands. We don't believe it's only 800. And the Trump regime continues to cover up the extent of these injuries. We've been showing you what these bases look like, where they were service members when Iranian ballistic missiles and drones hit. That would cause obvious traumatic brain injuries. And I think we'll hear more and more of these stories over the coming days and weeks. And of course, the Trump regime has no plan, and they continue to just pretend that there's no