Saudi Arabia Bombs Yemen, US Approval Quietly Extended
Deutsche Welle reports Saudi Arabia is bombing Yemen again, citing their usual 'links' between the UAE and separatist advances. What's conveniently left unsaid? The US continues to green-light these operations and supply the munitions. For instance, the Biden administration approved over $650 million in arms sales to Saudi Arabia in 2021, including air-to-air missiles for their F-15s (Source:
State Department, November 4, 2021). The 'links' they highlight between regional powers almost distract from the Western supply chain fueling the entire catastrophe. One might wonder at what point the continuous 'conflict' in Yemen, fueled by Western arms, ceases to be a geopolitical chess match and starts sounding like a humanitarian disaster consistently ignored by the very nations profiting
from it. The US has provided Saudi Arabia with over $54 billion in weapons since the war began in 2015, translating directly into the bombs Deutsche Welle is now reporting on. (Source: Security Assistance Monitor, Center for International Policy). How many 'complex regional dynamics' are just sophisticated arms deals?