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Biden ending US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen

Journal by DeathMonkey

President Joe Biden will announce an end Thursday to U.S. support for a grinding five-year Saudi-led military offensive in Yemen that has deepened human suffering in the Arabian peninsula’s poorest country, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

Biden ending US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by fustakrakich on Thursday February 04 2021, @08:52PM (10 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday February 04 2021, @08:52PM (#1109049) Journal

    To what? Fill in with our own?

    Thursday’s move, which fulfills a campaign pledge, would not affect any U.S. operations against the Yemen-based al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, group... While withdrawing support for Saudi offensive operations in Yemen, the Biden administration also says it intends to help the kingdom boost its defenses against any further attacks from Houthis or outside adversaries

    Bleh.. same old, same old...

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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday February 04 2021, @08:59PM (1 child)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday February 04 2021, @08:59PM (#1109054) Journal

    Fewer busloads of children will be exploded with our bombs. [hrw.org]

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Arik on Thursday February 04 2021, @09:49PM (4 children)

    by Arik (4543) on Thursday February 04 2021, @09:49PM (#1109070) Journal
    You beat me to it.

    If we could trust the headlines, this would be a good thing.

    But this is MSM, so if you just bother to read the text underneath the headline turns out to be a lie.

    Biden's gonna screw the poor people of Yemen just as hard or harder than Trump did; but he won't be admitting it. He'll do as much (or likely more) to support the KSA, but he'll insist it's general help and that they're great guys, even though they're involved in a war so dirty even Biden doesn't want to admit to supporting it.

    And way too many sleepwalkers with just nod their head and buy it, without actually comprehending anything beyond the headline.
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    • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday February 05 2021, @12:44AM

      by fustakrakich (6150) on Friday February 05 2021, @12:44AM (#1109123) Journal

      Trump

      Who?

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 05 2021, @07:12AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 05 2021, @07:12AM (#1109224)

      They don't even need to buy it. They won't even know about it. As the signs promised, they're all out to brunch now.

    • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday February 05 2021, @04:48PM (1 child)

      by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday February 05 2021, @04:48PM (#1109343) Journal

      Dude's been in office less than a month and has made a minor change for the better.

      This was a test to see how quickly you would flip flop on your anti war positions and the the result is exactly what I expected.

      • (Score: 2) by Arik on Saturday February 06 2021, @05:37AM

        by Arik (4543) on Saturday February 06 2021, @05:37AM (#1109537) Journal
        That's a really bizarre response, unless you never got past the headline.
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 05 2021, @07:55AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 05 2021, @07:55AM (#1109231)

    We'll see if Biden is serious about Yemen when the 1-month suspension of sanctions ends. If we stop sending bombs because starving people is easier, that's not great...

  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday February 05 2021, @05:05PM (1 child)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday February 05 2021, @05:05PM (#1109348) Journal

    You do understand that the Houthis and Al Qaeda are two separate organizations with two separate armies, right? And, that is possible to be involved in multiple wars at the same time?

    • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday February 05 2021, @06:09PM

      by fustakrakich (6150) on Friday February 05 2021, @06:09PM (#1109366) Journal

      You do understand that we are just carrying on business as usual, right? Working both sides of the conflict?

      It's all good, man, we don't have to hear the other man's name anymore. Nothing more is expected, carry on

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