Monday, September 14, 2020

War Crimes Risk Grows for U.S. Over Saudi Strikes in Yemen

 The United States has been aiding Saudi Arabia in a genocide of Yemen civilians for the last five years by continuously supplying them with weapons. While this is something that started under the Obama administration, Trump's administration has both escalated the sale of these weapons and made several  attempts to hide what the weapons were really being used for. This is because both the Trump and Obama administration could be charged with war crimes for intentionally selling weapons to Saudi Arabia knowing they would be used to kill civilians. While the both the United States and Saudi Arabia continuously say they are trying to cut back on civilian deaths, these seem to be empty promises, as between July and August of this year, there were a total of three airstrikes that killed civilians included two dozen children. 

Jack Redmond

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