Opinion | Daniel R. DePetris: This is the real scandal the State Department Inspector General should have been investigating. - NBCNewsTHINK
Many of the original backers of U.S. military support for Riyadh's Yemen campaign have come to regret it, withsince acknowledging that the interagency debate leading to the Obama administration's support was not only rushed, but also driven by misplaced expectations about America's ability to restrain the Saudi-led coalition. As the report notes,"the U.S.
First, the Trump administration should stop placing the U.S. in the middle of the endless Saudi Arabia-Iran power struggle. Every day Washington continues to participate in Yemen's war is another day the Pentagon and the State Department get distracted by a local quagmire in which the U.S. has no stake. Saudi Arabia isn't entitled to unconditional U.S. support.
Washington's involvement, wholly unauthorized by Congress, should end. Ending it would not only remove the U.S. from a pointless conflict but also give Riyadh a reason to redouble its quest for a diplomatic exit ramp — one the Saudis areSaudi Arabia under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is increasingly becoming a burden to America and a detriment to the region's security.of the U.S.-Saudi relationship in general.
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