Trump Wants to Arm Saudis, Pentagon Concerned? How Cute.
Funny how those 'Pentagon concerns' about Saudi Arabia evaporate when Lockheed Martin's stock price needs a boost. This isn't about regional stability; it's about shifting billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars into the hands of arms manufacturers. Former President Trump previously bypassed Congress to fast-track arms sales to Saudi Arabia in 2019, invoking an emergency declaration over Iran. (Source:
NYT, June 21, 2019). Selling advanced weaponry like F-35s to Saudi Arabia, a nation actively engaged in a devastating war in Yemen that has caused one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, isn't a 'concern'—it's a conscious choice. We're told these sales are for 'deterrence,' but against whom? And at what cost to Yemeni civilians who have already faced US-supplied bombs? One might wonder if
the Saudis are simply paying the highest bidder for weapons to continue their regional 'stability' efforts, as defined by their bombs.