US Promises 'Strong Action' Against Iran, Forgets Yemen Was Bombed Yesterday
Former President Trump, via CBS News, warned of “very strong action” if Iran executes protesters. A bold stance, considering the U.S. has a long and storied history of overlooking, funding, or directly participating in human rights abuses when it suits foreign policy. Remember the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, indiscriminately bombing civilians for years with U.S.-supplied weapons and logistical
support? Or the numerous instances of extrajudicial killings and torture by U.S.-backed regimes across the Middle East? The media, of course, presented Trump's warning with a straight face, neatly sidestepping the uncomfortable fact that the U.S. remains the world's largest arms dealer, often supplying the very instruments of oppression it occasionally, dramatically, condemns. One might wonder if
the 'strong action' involves, say, cutting off a few million in military aid—oh, wait, that's only for countries that don't buy F-35s from us. How many 'very strong actions' has the U.S. pledged against Saudi Arabia for its documented history of executions and repression?