US troops hurt in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait were left to arrange their own medical care, a damaging story for the Pentagon and the Trump administration.

• Nine service members hurt in the March 1 strike on a Kuwait base were never logged as wounded in combat.
• Some with brain injuries and blood clots had to search online for Kuwaiti hospitals and drive themselves there.
• Critically hurt troops waited 10 days for a flight to Germany, then were sent to barracks for outpatient care instead of being admitted.
• Commanders had been warned the base was open to drone attack, and the base's air defenses were being used to protect Israel.
• Official casualty numbers keep climbing, from a handful killed and almost no damage to more than 800 US casualties.

Outlook: Expect more pressure on the Pentagon to release real casualty and injury numbers as public support for the war keeps sinking.