After the attack, Sen. Rick Scott (R.-Fla.) called for a “full review” of U.S. military programs that train foreign service members on American soil. AD“There is no reason we should be providing state-of-the-art military training to people who wish us harm,” he said. ADADAs of Friday, 5,181 foreign students from 153 countries were in the United States for military training, including 852 Saudis, said Chris Garver, a Pentagon spokesman. Other nations that have sent military students to Pensacola include Kenya, Nigeria, Togo, India, Oman, Tunisia, Fiji, Haiti, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius and the Philippines, according to a State Department report on foreign military training. Individuals who do not pass the screening are barred from receiving travel orders needed to enter the United States, Garver said.

Source: Washington Post December 07, 2019 01:02 UTC