Saudi Coalition Airstrikes Kill 11 Yemeni Girls

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Saudi coalition planes bombed the area next to a girls’ school in Sanaa earlier today, killing at least 11 and injuring dozens more:At least eleven schoolgirls have been killed by an explosion at a warehouse in...

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Pompeo’s Pathetic Pro-Saudi Spin

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.During his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Mike Pompeo said the following about Yemen and Saudi Arabia (around 4:10:15 here):The challenges that you’ve cited, the death that you just cited in...

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Four Years of the War on Yemen

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.This week marks the fourth year since the beginning of the Saudi coalition’s war on Yemen. In the last four years, the coalition has destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure, devastated its economy,...

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The Iran Obsession Keeps Getting Worse

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Trump administration’s destructive Iran policy may be about to get even worse:Under plans recommended by Mr. Pompeo and some White House officials, the State Department would designate Iran’s military Islamic...

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Israel Is Not America’s Ally

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Andrew Sullivan comments on the U.S.-Israel relationship and the role of “pro-Israel” lobbying groups in our politics in a new essay. There are several things that I think Sullivan gets wrong, but perhaps...

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A Reality Check on Our Absurd Venezuela Policy

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Trump administration is running into the stubborn reality that the “government” they recognize in Venezuela doesn’t actually control anything:It is a risky gamble for Mr. Maduro’s adversaries, who...

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