The Saudis are no better than the Israelis.

Baseman posted:

Thousands attend funerals of children killed in Yemen bus attack

At least 51 people were killed in Thursday's attack by the Saudi-UAE coalition, including 40 children.

Thousands of people gathered in Yemen's war-ravaged city of Saada on Monday for the funerals of 51 people, including 40 children, who were killed in air strikes by a Saudi-UAE military alliance, backed by the US.

Scores of cars covered in green, which is a hugely symbolic colour in Islam, transported the victims' coffins from a hospital morgue to a large square for funeral prayers, in a ceremony which was attended by several high-ranking Houthi officials.

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, who has a $20 million bounty on his head, slammed the killings as a "crime by America and its allies against the children of Yemen".

The funerals were supposed to take place on Saturday - in Islam, the dead should be buried as soon as possible. However, the Houthis, who control Saada province and large parts of north Yemen, said such gatherings could be targeted by further raids.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/13...rike-intl/index.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news...180812074219112.html

Look closely. It says it right there that they are backed by the US. It's America's fault. 

Nehru posted:

The Saudis are no better than the Israelis.

With respect to Yemen, I consider them to be worse !

Obama made the right call.   Trump erred in giving Saudi a free hand.  There is worse to come as the Cold War heats up between Saudi and Iran.  The USA backs Saudi and Russia backs Iran.  So it’s a proxy within a proxy. 

Mars posted:

Baseman posted:

Thousands attend funerals of children killed in Yemen bus attack

At least 51 people were killed in Thursday's attack by the Saudi-UAE coalition, including 40 children.

Thousands of people gathered in Yemen's war-ravaged city of Saada on Monday for the funerals of 51 people, including 40 children, who were killed in air strikes by a Saudi-UAE military alliance, backed by the US.

Scores of cars covered in green, which is a hugely symbolic colour in Islam, transported the victims' coffins from a hospital morgue to a large square for funeral prayers, in a ceremony which was attended by several high-ranking Houthi officials.

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, who has a $20 million bounty on his head, slammed the killings as a "crime by America and its allies against the children of Yemen".

The funerals were supposed to take place on Saturday - in Islam, the dead should be buried as soon as possible. However, the Houthis, who control Saada province and large parts of north Yemen, said such gatherings could be targeted by further raids.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/13...rike-intl/index.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news...180812074219112.html

Look closely. It says it right there that they are backed by the US. It's America's fault. 

Experts examined the bomb and determined it was a laser-guided M82 smart bomb manufactured by General Dynamics. If Non-Saudi Muslims had killed American or European children, America would have called for charges of genocide.

Baseman posted:

Thousands attend funerals of children killed in Yemen bus attack

Can you imagine living in these conditions? Watching your friends and family being murdered for no fault of their own and being powerless.

Or this: 

https://www.democracynow.org/2...li_crackdown_on_gaza

skeldon_man posted:

Mars posted:

Baseman posted:

Thousands attend funerals of children killed in Yemen bus attack

At least 51 people were killed in Thursday's attack by the Saudi-UAE coalition, including 40 children.

Thousands of people gathered in Yemen's war-ravaged city of Saada on Monday for the funerals of 51 people, including 40 children, who were killed in air strikes by a Saudi-UAE military alliance, backed by the US.

Scores of cars covered in green, which is a hugely symbolic colour in Islam, transported the victims' coffins from a hospital morgue to a large square for funeral prayers, in a ceremony which was attended by several high-ranking Houthi officials.

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, who has a $20 million bounty on his head, slammed the killings as a "crime by America and its allies against the children of Yemen".

The funerals were supposed to take place on Saturday - in Islam, the dead should be buried as soon as possible. However, the Houthis, who control Saada province and large parts of north Yemen, said such gatherings could be targeted by further raids.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/13...rike-intl/index.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news...180812074219112.html

Look closely. It says it right there that they are backed by the US. It's America's fault. 

Experts examined the bomb and determined it was a laser-guided M82 smart bomb manufactured by General Dynamics. If Non-Saudi Muslims had killed American or European children, America would have called for charges of genocide.

General Dynamics is an arms manufacturer. Who fired the bomb?

Is Colt to be blamed when those crazies run into a school and murder innocent kids with an AR15?

Mars posted:

skeldon_man posted:

Mars posted:

Look closely. It says it right there that they are backed by the US. It's America's fault. 

Experts examined the bomb and determined it was a laser-guided M82 smart bomb manufactured by General Dynamics. If Non-Saudi Muslims had killed American or European children, America would have called for charges of genocide.

General Dynamics is an arms manufacturer. Who fired the bomb?

Is Colt to be blamed when those crazies run into a school and murder innocent kids with an AR15?

I agree, and I also believe Obama was more pragmatic in this conflict.