US Funds Yemeni Kids' Tents While Bombing Their Schools
Al-Monitor reports Yemeni children, some shoeless, are learning grammar under tattered tents; nearly 3,000 schools decimated by war. They call it a humanitarian crisis. What they conveniently forget to mention is that the 2015 Saudi-led bombing campaign, which destroyed Yemen's infrastructure and schools, was heavily supported by the U.S. In 2019, despite widespread condemnation, the Trump
administration bypassed Congress to sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. One might wonder if those weapons are still 'humanitarian aid.' While Al-Monitor paints a poignant picture of resilience, they neglect the billions in U.S. taxpayer dollars that armed the war. The 'lack of power cuts and running water' is an understatement when the entire country’s infrastructure has been
systematically targeted. When will we start connecting the dots between arms sales and child refugees?