Mike Pompeo says guided missiles 'decrease risk' of civilian deaths as Congress reviews Saudi arms s
Source: Independent
Trump administration has approved more than $100bn in arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Clark Mindock New York @ClarkMindock 4 hours ago
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the US governments policy of selling precision-guided missiles to countries like Saudi Arabia which has been criticised for killing civilians during its campaign in Yemen could save innocent peoples lives.
It is this administrations judgement that providing precision-guided munitions actually decreases the risk, Mr Pompeo said during a congressional hearing.
The comments came after reports that the Trump administration had asked Congress to review the sale of more than 120,000 precision-guided missiles and munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Members of Congress have expressed concern about Saudi Arabias involvement in Yemen, the country has been leading a campaign against Houthi rebels.
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jpak
(41,758 posts)Fucking war crime enabler.
groundloop
(11,519 posts)It's fucking laughable to argue that ANY kind of bomb will decrease civilian casualties. If those bastards cared about reducing casualties they wouldn't be peddling weapons.
jpak
(41,758 posts)yup