Saudi Arabia Gave U.S. Weapons to al Qaeda-Linked Fighters: CNN

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/saudi-arabia-gave-us-weapons-to-al-qaeda-linked-fighters-cnn?ref=home


Saudi Arabia Gave U.S. Weapons to al Qaeda-Linked Fighters: CNN
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Saudi Arabia has given American-made weapons to al Qaeda-linked fighters, militant factions in Yemen, and possibly even Iranian-backed rebels, an investigation by CNN has found. The Saudis and their coalition partners are reportedly using the U.S. arms as a way to buy the loyalties of militias or tribes and influence the political landscape in Yemen. But giving military equipment to third parties is against the terms of Saudi Arabia’s arms deals with Washington, and a U.S. defense official confirmed to CNN that there is an investigation into the situation. CNN’s report comes as Congress, angered by the murder of Jamal Khashoggi last year, is mulling whether to challenge the Trump administration’s support for the Saudi coalition that relies on American weapons to conduct its war. Recipients of American weapons can’t give or sell the equipment to third parties without authorization from the U.S. government—that was never obtained.

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4. Our what allies... Seriously, it's a typo... Yeah?nt

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2. The CNN story

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/02/middleeast/yemen-lost-us-arms/

[procon]

3. With friends like them... Maybe it's time for a

reassessment of our commitment to American interests vs the whims of a foreign kingdom who walks all over us with impugnity.

[babylonsister]

5. Way past time imo. nt