Saudi Arabia In Serious Trouble

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

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. 

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 interest

The 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.