"The Dangers of Ignoring Yemen" Topic
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Tango01 | 20 Feb 2018 10:22 p.m. PST |
"In the weeks following President Trump's first State of the Union speech, much has been written about the topics on which the president chose to speak. However, one topic of concern that noticeably received no mention during the speech was Yemen, a country in which the United States has carried out several military operations yearly since 2010. While the Trump administration criticized Saudi Arabia for blockading Yemeni ports in December 2017, the White House has been otherwise silent regarding the damage inflicted by the Saudis on civilian targets during Yemen's ongoing civil war. Additionally, the United States has consistently provided assistance enabling Saudi Arabia's sustained military operations in Yemen. Instead of remaining silently compliant towards the bulk of Saudi Arabia's mistakes in Yemen, the United States should utilize its considerable sway with the Saudis to convince them to take the necessary precautions to minimize the impact of their bombing campaign on Yemen's civilian population, which risks further exacerbating the existing civil conflicto…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
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