Employees say they have heard little from major defense contractor V2X Inc about safety and evacuation protocols

Employees of major defense contractor V2X Inc on US military bases in Kuwait say they lack adequate bunker facilities and have had their pay reduced amid Iranian missile attacks across the Persian Gulf region, while receiving limited communication from their employer about safety and evacuation procedures.

The Guardian interviewed three V2X employees on the US bases Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring in Kuwait, following Iranian missile strikes on Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan on Saturday.

The attacks follow United States and Israeli strikes on Iran earlier on Saturday. Iran has since launched a series of retaliatory attacks targeting US military bases and, according to regional authorities, some civilian infrastructure in the Persian Gulf.

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    That’s what Republicans always do, and Trump and the rest of the administration is even worse than you average Republican administration.
    The reason you feel treated as expendable, is that you are in fact considered expendable. Just like every other average American is.

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      It isn’t limited to Americans being expendable. Everyone who isn’t part of your island vacation entourage is expendable. Some just don’t realize it and are useful idiots.