Lawmakers Question When Discarded U.S. Military Equipment is Used in Terror Attacks – By Brandi Vincent (Next Gov) / February 18, 2022
Reports to Congress could be mandated down the line.
Legislation introduced by a group of almost a dozen Republican senators on Wednesday would require the national security director to report any time U.S. military equipment ditched in Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria is used in terrorist attacks against Americans and allies—or deployed in nearby places.
Those who crafted this two-page bill—Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Steve Daines, R-Mont., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, John Hoeven, R-N.D., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska—said it marks their aims to ensure oversight following the nation’s frenzied withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The military likely left tens of millions of dollars worth of aircraft, armored vehicles and technology-based systems during its departure last year.
