• United States is supplying arms and military intelligence to Saudi Arabia for their strikes on Houti
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[quote]The United States is supplying intelligence to the Saudi-led coalition bombing rebel positions in Yemen and will expedite arms supplies to the alliance, Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken has said. Blinken told reporters in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia was sending a "strong message to the Houthis and their allies that they cannot overrun Yemen by force". "As part of that effort, we have expedited weapons deliveries, [B]we have increased our intelligence sharing[/B], and we have established a joint coordination planning cell in the Saudi operation centre," Blinken said. At the Pentagon in Washington, spokesman Colonel Steve Warren said the United States was looking to deliver munitions to its allies, including by accelerating pre-existing orders. "It's a combination of pre-existing orders made by our partner nations[B] and some new requirements as they expend munitions[/B]," Warren said, asked about Blinken's remarks.[/quote] [url]http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/expediting-arms-supplies-saudi-led-coalition-150407152205321.html[/url]
Shocking.
Yayyy, more of our tax dollars going to pointless conflicts.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;47478590]Yayyy, more of our tax dollars going to pointless conflicts.[/QUOTE] yeah let's drop everything and let islamic extremists overrun the middle east
[QUOTE=Jtg811;47478717]yeah let's drop everything and let islamic extremists overrun the middle east[/QUOTE] The Houtis are not religious extremists. They happen to be of a sect that Saudi Arabia isn't, so SA is bombing the shit out of them to support the government that is of SA's sect.
rand paul 2016
[QUOTE=Jtg811;47478717]yeah let's drop everything and let islamic extremists overrun the middle east[/QUOTE] The Houthis aren't the Islamic extremists here, the Saudis are. Saudi Arabia is arguably the biggest exporter of Islamic extremism.
[QUOTE=Lamar;47479630]The Houthis aren't the Islamic extremists here[/QUOTE] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis#Flag_and_slogan"]"God is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam!"[/URL] I don't think so. It's probably better to say that both groups are extremists.
[QUOTE=Monkah;47479639][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis#Flag_and_slogan"]"God is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam!"[/URL] I don't think so. It's probably better to say that both groups are extremists.[/QUOTE] From the very article you used. [quote]Flag and slogan[edit] The group's flag reads as following: "God is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam". [b]This motto is modeled on the motto of revolutionary Iran.[52] Commenting on the meaning of the slogan, Ali al Bukhayti, the former spokesperson and official media face of the Houthis said: "We do not really want death to anyone. The slogan is simply against the interference of those governments."[/b][53][54][55][56][/quote]
[QUOTE=Jtg811;47478717]yeah let's drop everything and let islamic extremists overrun the middle east[/QUOTE] How about something closer to home..? Ya know, the drug cartels in Mexico which are at our borders taking potshots at our citizens and killing thousands of innocent people in Latin America.
The US has strategic interests in that part of the world, from oil to the naval base in Bahrain for the Fifth fleet. These key allies are Sunni, which coincidentally or not are in opposition to Iran and its support for the Shiite populations in these countries. That's why some governments were allowed to fall during and after the Arab spring, while others will not be allowed to fall. So yeah, the Saudis will get quite a bit from us since it does suit our purposes too.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;47479904]The US has strategic interests in that part of the world, from oil to the naval base in Bahrain for the Fifth fleet. These key allies are Sunni, which coincidentally or not are in opposition to Iran and its support for the Shiite populations in these countries. That's why some governments were allowed to fall during and after the Arab spring, while others will not be allowed to fall. So yeah, the Saudis will get quite a bit from us since it does suit our purposes too.[/QUOTE] The only interest America ever had in Yemen was al Qaeda's minor presence there. "Hey, Saudi Arabia is bombing Yemen rebels" "They al Qaeda??" "No..." "Eh, let's help them anyway, what's the worse that can happen"
[QUOTE=Lamar;47479708]From the very article you used.[/QUOTE] Seriously? Did you seriously quote that as if it means something? They have fucking DEATH on their flag but they don't really mean it? They're "simply against the interference of those governments"? What government exactly is "the Jews"? This is retarded even for you.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;47478590]Yayyy, more of our tax dollars going to pointless conflicts.[/QUOTE] eh most of the bombs in the US ordinance are surplus vietnam era dumb-bombs retrofitted with guidance systems, i think we can afford to get rid of them [editline]8th April 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;47479877]How about something closer to home..? Ya know, the drug cartels in Mexico which are at our borders taking potshots at our citizens and killing thousands of innocent people in Latin America.[/QUOTE] south america, while important in that the CIA gets to do what they want there, has very little consiquence on the world stage, its sort of like most mid-african nations, they can murder each other all they want, but really they don't have the ability to do great harm outside of conventional weapons and they don't have any affect on the rest of the world
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47479912]The only interest America ever had in Yemen was al Qaeda's minor presence there. "Hey, Saudi Arabia is bombing Yemen rebels" "They al Qaeda??" "No..." "Eh, let's help them anyway, what's the worse that can happen"[/QUOTE] No, that's very limited thinking. Yes, getting rid of terrorists is nice and all, but a Yemen controlled by Iran? On SA's border? And in a position to cut off the Red Sea in the south? It's about a hell of a lot more than terrorists.
[QUOTE=Sableye;47480070][B]eh most of the bombs in the US ordinance are surplus vietnam era dumb-bombs retrofitted with guidance systems, i think we can afford to get rid of them[/B] [editline]8th April 2015[/editline] south america, while important in that the CIA gets to do what they want there, has very little consiquence on the world stage, its sort of like most mid-african nations, they can murder each other all they want, but really they don't have the ability to do great harm outside of conventional weapons and they don't have any affect on the rest of the world[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnX-D4kkPOQ[/media] Except we're blowing the money up, same thing though.
[QUOTE=Sableye;47480070]south america, while important in that the CIA gets to do what they want there, has very little consiquence on the world stage, its sort of like most mid-african nations, they can murder each other all they want, but really they don't have the ability to do great harm outside of conventional weapons and they don't have any affect on the rest of the world[/QUOTE] South America's stability has a direct effect on North America. Stabilizing the region by getting rid of drug cartels and flushing the corruption out of the governments could dramatically improve the quality of living for people living there, meaning they don't have to choose between living in fear, or risking their lives by making a dangerous journey to illegally come into another country for a shot at a good life. I would much rather my tax dollars go to helping citizens who want to reclaim their country from cartels and corruption than on supporting people in the middle east we will later have to switch positions on because they took it too far.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47478724]The Houtis are not religious extremists. They happen to be of a sect that Saudi Arabia isn't, so SA is bombing the shit out of them to support the government that is of SA's sect.[/QUOTE] Why do we support SA? last time I checked, the execute gays, and shop the limbs off thieves. Definitely a country worth supporting. [editline]9th April 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=sYnced;47479310]rand paul 2016[/QUOTE] ron paul 2012 wait shit, ron paul 2016 [editline]9th April 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;47479877]How about something closer to home..? Ya know, the drug cartels in Mexico which are at our borders taking potshots at our citizens and killing thousands of innocent people in Latin America.[/QUOTE] That isnt as newsworthy of suicide bombers and crazy extremist fucks shelling civilians tho. [editline]9th April 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Silence I Kill You;47484830]South America's stability has a direct effect on North America. Stabilizing the region by getting rid of drug cartels and flushing the corruption out of the governments could dramatically improve the quality of living for people living there, meaning they don't have to choose between living in fear, or risking their lives by making a dangerous journey to illegally come into another country for a shot at a good life. I would much rather my tax dollars go to helping citizens who want to reclaim their country from cartels and corruption than on supporting people in the middle east we will later have to switch positions on because they took it too far.[/QUOTE] Why dont we legalize and heavily restrict said drugs use to deprive the cartels of money? You'll never get rid of cartels by killing them all. A lot of them seem like normal citizens, if you deprive their source of income, they will eventually fade. It will take a while though.
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