Saudi Bombing Kills 29 Civilians in Yemen as Vote Looms to Stop US-Backed Carnage

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

"It's long past time for the United States to stop supporting a war that independent human rights organizations believe may involve war crimes on all sides."

The latest such attack on civilians follows ongoing criticism directed at Saudi Arabia for potential war crimes committed since the bombing campaign on the impoverished nation began in 2015—a conflict in which the U.S. is complicit through its arms sales, as well as logistical and intelligence support to the kingdom.

State terror, especially state terror committed with US backing, is an acceptable form of terror, as opposed to terror committed by individual actors.

To read more:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/11/01/saudi-bombing-kills-29-civilians-yemen-vote-looms-stop-us-backed-carnage?

[LittleBlue]

1. At some point, the Arab word needs to find some other method of conflict resolution

than simply butchering anybody not of their tribe/religion/nationality. If the weapons aren't purchased from us, they'll be bought from UK, France, China and Russia.

[guillaumeb]

2. The US is supporting the Saudis in their slaughter of the Yemenis.

If the US opposed the slaughter the Saudis would be less inclined to feel they can act with no fear.

[LittleBlue]

3. The US would support the Saudis in a quest to find cheese on the moon

So long as the Saudis pay $200bn for weapons, they will get unconditional support for any inane policy they think up.

It's up to the Arab world to define their own destiny, just like it isn't Russia's fault for our own broken political system. They exploit it, but this is a problem of our own making going back decades. In the Arab world, it goes back over 1000 years.

[guillaumeb]

4. But the US is also protecting the Saudis.

For purposes that serve the US goal of exerting power in the region.

[Fred Sanders]

5. America and Israel support of the murderous dictatorship of Saudi makes their human rights

chest thumping so much more pathetic.

[guillaumeb]

6. Support in service to power projection.

One reason for the 600 plus US military bases that are called defensive.

[Blue_Tires]

7. Why are we getting the blame and not the Saudis?

[Fred Sanders]

9. The article makes it clear there is plenty of blame to spread around, hence the vote.

[malaise]

8. Bet the Con isn't suggesting Gitmo for the perpetrators

[guillaumeb]

10. wellllllllllllll, not these particular terrorists.

As you well know, there are terrorists, meaning people we do not like, and there are freedom fighters, meaning people who work for our purposes.

[malaise]

11. And it's that uncomplicated

Pity the US media is so objective.