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Lawmakers in the House are looking to restrain U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign on Yemen in an annual defense policy bill, so far filing at least nine amendments with that aim.
The civilian death toll in the Saudi-led aggression has been rising, with most of the casualties blamed on Saudi airstrikes.
The United States supports the Saudi campaign with billions of dollars in arms sales, intelligence sharing and logistics such as air refueling. The New York Times also reported this month that Army Green Berets are at Saudi Arabia’s border.
US warplanes have refueled Saudi jets, allowing them to carry out continuous air strikes with munitions supplied by the US, Britain, France, and other Western powers. American ships have helped enforce a blockade of the country, restricting the delivery of critical food and medical supplies.
The Saudi military has waged the war with extreme brutality and an utter disregard for civilian casualties. While Saudi-led warplanes launched airstrikes on a wedding in northern Yemen (Bani Qais in Hajjah province), killed at least 33 people and wounded 55 others Sunday night.
Washington’s involvement in the Yemen war, which was initiated under the Obama administration, is part of US imperialism’s broader agenda of securing its unchallenged predominance over the energy-rich and strategically vital Middle East. The driving force behind this is the economic decline of American imperialism, which the US ruling elite has unsuccessfully sought to offset by employing military violence.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
