Yemen war stalemate
estimated 14,000 civilians killed
Saudi blockade led to worst outbreak of cholera
infected 800,000 and killed around 2,100.
New York Times op-ed on Tuesday
New York Times op-ed on Tuesday
atrocities are obscene reality in poorest country, Yemen
Congress has not authorized US military support
therefore violates US Constitution
Americans will oppose use of tax dollars to bomb and starve civilians
primary support is refueling missions by US Air Force
allow Saudi airstrikes on southern neighbor
US flown 2,363 refueling sorties
80 million pounds of fuel to 10,400 aircraft since Apr 2015.
US military limited to refueling Saudi aircraft.
US military limited to refueling Saudi aircraft.
new bill Resolution 81 to bar US from Yemen War
bill says US should not be assisting Saudi in Yemen
bill attracted 30 House co-sponsors
Congress not authorized US military action in Yemen
Citing human rights concerns
Congress to call for US to stop support to Saudi war in Yemen
widely condemned Saudi intervention in Yemen
deaths of tens of thousands of civilians.
- Saudi need US far more than US needs them
- They're not going to tell the United States what to do
- need to reorient foreign policy
- do not have alliance with Saudi Arabia
US didn't care who won civil war between Saudi and Houthi
US don't have any stake in Yemen — not national security interest
My comments : Read the last two lines.
US didn't care who won civil war between Saudi and Houthi
US don't have any stake in Yemen — not national security interestThe United States really does not care about Yemen or Saudi Arabia.
They do not need the Saudi oil anymore. This will mean the end of the Saudis.
Plus Bernie Sanders and his friends telling the US to dump Saudi Arabia and pivot towards Iran instead. That too can mean the end of the Saudis.
The Saudi existence is very precarious - like a 'telur di hujung tanduk' - an egg balanced on the tip of a bulls horn.
Saudi need US far more than US needs them
The Americans have known this for a very long time.
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