US Greenlights $1.4B for Gulf States, Humanitarian Aid Optional
Al-Monitor reports the US has approved $1.4 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, with $1 billion designated for MBS's kingdom. This comes five years after the US, under the Trump administration, previously bypassed Congress to sell $8 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia, citing the 'threat from Iran.' These sales continue despite the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen,
fueled by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes often utilizing US-supplied weaponry. One might wonder if the 'rules-based order' applies when there's a lucrative arms deal on the table. Critics often raise concerns about these sustained arms flows enabling human rights abuses, yet the sales persist. The pattern is clear: a steady supply of advanced armaments to regimes with questionable human rights
records, often under the guise of regional stability. It appears 'stability' is best maintained with fighter jets and bombs, not diplomacy or accountability.