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Wednesday ripping into the “embarrassing debacle” and demanding answers about why “substandard military equipment” was sent to Taiwan as revealed in a Pentagon watchdog report last month.“While Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ appeasement of Iran has put the spotlight on the Middle East, China ’s aggression in the South China Sea and beyond hasn’t slowed,” Ernst said in a statement to The Post.
In total, there were over 3,000 body armor plates covered in mildew, 500 moldy tactical vests that were also wet and 120 pallets that endured water damage, some of which had “visible mold spores.” The deliveries came against the backdrop of growing tensions between Taiwan, a self-governing island with its own currency and military nestled in the East and South China Seas that Beijing claims sovereignty over. On paper, the US adheres to the so-called One China Principle, recognizing that claim.
The Hawkeye State senator sent Austin a list of questions about steps the Pentagon is taking to provide better oversight over future equipment shipments, whether the DOD will take up the inspector general’s recommendations and details about how the military funded the efforts to rectify the situation.She also sought information about whether the Pentagon has taken steps to replace the damaged ammunition and a list of other equipment that was also ruined if there is any.
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