Bernie Sanders is right: Saudi Arabia is more focused on the conflict in Yemen than fighting ISIS
"Saudi Arabia, turns out, has the third-largest defense budget in the world," Sanders said on Nov. 19. "Yet instead of fighting ISIS they have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen."
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Sanders said, "Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen."
This is an accurate assessment. The Saudis have prioritized the conflict in Yemen over the fight against ISIS, as evidenced by the amount of resources it has committed to both crises.
We rate Sanders’ claim True.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/nov/24/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-right-saudi-arabia-more-focused-con/
Guess he is not completely uninformed about foreign policy as some have tried to insinuate.
Also Saudi Arabia is not actively prosecuting and investigating it's own citizens who are funding ISIS. While Qatar, UAE and Kuwait don't even bother having laws against financing ISIS.
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