U.S. Support for the Bombing of Yemen to Continue, for Now
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The people of Yemen need this nightmare to end
by: Kevin Martin
The United States is the number one weapons dealer in the world, and Saudi Arabia is our biggest customer, having purchased over $100 billion in armaments since 2010. (Image: MoveOn.org)
On September 12, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo officially certified Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates “...are undertaking demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure resulting from military operations of these governments.” This is required to allow U.S. planes to continue refueling jets for the Saudi/UAE coalition, without which it could not keep dropping bombs on targets in Yemen. Secretary of Defense James Mattis concurred with Pompeo, though congres...