Warren demands explanation after MOAB strike [View all]

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Source: The Hill

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is challenging President Trump on his decision to drop the United States military's largest non-nuclear bomb during an operation in Afghanistan, questioning whether he has a strategy in the region.

"As is the case with every part of Trump’s foreign policy, we are all trying to understand: What is the strategy?" Warren told reporters Thursday night after a town hall event with constituents in Massachusetts.

"If we can’t figure out what it means, it’s sort of hard to make that a message."

Warren, one of the most prominent lawmakers on the left, went on to add that the U.S. would need to discover how many civilians were killed in the explosion by the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, which reportedly has a blast radius of about 1 mile.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/operations/328803-warren-demands-explanation-after-moab-strike