Buchanan Calls on Congress to Investigate Pentagon's Reprehensible Rape Policy

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U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan today called for a congressional investigation into reports that the Pentagon disciplined two soldiers for attempting to protect children from sexual assaults on an American military base in Afghanistan.

In a letter to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-TX, and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-AZ, Buchanan said he was "sickened" by a New York Times article that said U.S. soldiers were told to ignore sexual assaults against children by Afghan police in order to maintain good relations with our Afghan allies.

The Times reported "Some American service members who opposed the policy have been disciplined or seen their careers ruined because they fought it."

Buchanan asked Thornberry and McCain to launch an inquiry to determine who was responsible for creating this reprehensible policy.

"Somebody needs to be fired," Buchanan said. "Fighting in a foreign theater should not require our service members to turn a blind eye towards sexual abuse of children. Those who wear the uniform of the U.S. military should be commended, not punished, for upholding American values."

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