 | The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (the last of the trophy generals) reported to congress in 2018 that the U.S. is not involved in the “kill chain” in Yemen, but we are supplying the bombers, laser guided bombs, intelligence, and mid-air refueling to the Saudis and Emiratis who are involved. |
Is not being in the “kill chain” meant to assuage our sense of murderous guilt? Maybe , but this is little consolation to the thousands of innocent Yemeni civilians who have been killed or maimed by our dictator “friends” since the conflict started in 2015.
What about the kill chain in Sudan? The Saudis and Emiratis are propping up Sudan’s military (Transitional Military Council) as it seizes power from the people. Our “friends” are afraid that the protests by the Sudanese, who ousted their reviled dictator in April, will be contagious.
How can we possibly accept the U.S. support of the Yemeni and Sudanese “kill chains?”
Let’s not forget our own brief history (1775 – 1783)?
Oil reserves and hating Iran – that’s it?