Mazie K. Hirono: “I think common sense says that something is wrong here, that this was not disclosed.”

The American people, Congress, service members, and their families are entitled to a full and accurate accounting of the human costs of war.

I write to express my deep and continuing concern regarding the state of the United States military’s critical munitions inventory.

Politically motivated delays in the administration of grants jeopardize that critical work from being completed and run the risk of ruining those relationships and the Department’s ability to execute its mission in the future.

By expending critical munitions at an unsustainable rate in the Middle East, the Department is creating a severe strategic vacuum in the Indo-Pacific.