Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Decries Interventionism

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Calls Yemen "worst humanitarian crisis in the world" and a "genocidal war". Has garnered bipartisan support for resolution to end support of Saudi Arabia and interventionist wars.

Cites news report that Secretary of State Pompeo basically made decision to re-certify out of fear of losing weapons deal with Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Says people in Washington are more concerned about making money than the lives of the people negatively effected by the illegal war SA is waging.

Notes hypocrisy of members of congress, this and former administrations, who tout necessity of alliance with SA while turning blind eye to SA's promotion of the ideology that is fueling terrorist groups around the world.

Notes people in this administration and congress are taking sides in sectarian conflicts and that regime change wars are counterproductive to the countries they take place in and to the US. She notes the infrastructure problems in the US and says the money should be reinvested at home.

Really though, just watch the whole video. It's politics and the War Room, if you can't be arsed to familiarize yourself with the material before commenting, you shouldn't be commenting.
 
Saudi weapons contracts = Republican socialism = Republican jobs = Nothing is going to happen while Republicans are in power about this.
 
Such a terrible tragedy..... war is pure evil and the US is a willing participant. Disgraceful... millions of people including children dead, starving, fleeing, living in ruins. How can anyone handwave this shit away?
 
Everyone always wants to stop support for Saudi Arabia. And their first state visit is sword dancing with the Saudis.
Saudi Arabia is just a tool for the US the same as Israel. To constantly start other wars for its imperialist agenda.

Every presidential candidate in history has said they are going to stop the aggressive wars from the US.
And yet the US is already setting its eyes on Iran for the next one.
 
Every yank I talk to seems to be against foreign meddling, yet it keeps on happening. Overseas, as well as in North America. Pathetic.
 
Every yank I talk to seems to be against foreign meddling,...

Hard to believe. My impression is there's lots of support. Gotta protect Israel. Can't have no more Hitlers. Gotta spread that democracy for the good of the third world.
 
Every yank I talk to seems to be against foreign meddling, yet it keeps on happening. Overseas, as well as in North America. Pathetic.

Were in the war business and I am not sure if our economy can afford not to be

But no one in washington is gonna come out and say that
 
Saudi weapons contracts = Republican socialism = Republican jobs = Nothing is going to happen while Republicans are in power about this.

This conflict started back in 2015 there Genghis.

"In March 2015, President Barack Obama declared that he had authorized US forces to provide logistical and intelligence support to the Saudis in their military intervention in Yemen, establishing a "Joint Planning Cell" with Saudi Arabia. This includes aerial refueling permitted coalition aircraft more loitering time over Yemen, and permitted some coalition members to home base aircraft rather than relocate them to Saudi Arabia..."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention_in_Yemen#United_States

Making a partisan issue out of this is factually incorrect as well as deceptive by implying that if Republicans weren't in power this would all stop.
 
Saudi weapons contracts = Republican socialism = Republican jobs = Nothing is going to happen while Republicans are in power about this.
After 8 years of a Democrat in office we're still in all the same conflicts.
 
Hard to believe. My impression is there's lots of support. Gotta protect Israel. Can't have no more Hitlers. Gotta spread that democracy for the good of the third world.
My bad on overlooking Israel. I guess I'm conditioned to think of them as some sort of US territory.
 
This conflict started back in 2015 there Genghis.

"In March 2015, President Barack Obama declared that he had authorized US forces to provide logistical and intelligence support to the Saudis in their military intervention in Yemen, establishing a "Joint Planning Cell" with Saudi Arabia. This includes aerial refueling permitted coalition aircraft more loitering time over Yemen, and permitted some coalition members to home base aircraft rather than relocate them to Saudi Arabia..."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention_in_Yemen#United_States

Making a partisan issue out of this is factually incorrect as well as deceptive by implying that if Republicans weren't in power this would all stop.

Who got America hooked on Saudi weapons contracts?
 
The issue of bloated military spending for the sake of US jobs is completely partisan.
Are you saying these conflicts will end including our support of SA and Israel if the Democrats regain control?
 
Are you saying these conflicts will end including our support of SA and Israel if the Democrats regain control?

I'm saying we're going to sell weapons to whoever asks no matter what because Republicans need to provide to their voter base lucrative military contracts to stay in power.
 
Are you saying these conflicts will end including our support of SA and Israel if the Democrats regain control?
He's telling you he's a partisan hack.
 
I'm saying we're going to sell weapons to whoever asks no matter what because Republicans need to provide to their voter base lucrative military contracts to stay in power.
I agree Trump's administration is making things worse but our interventionism and bloated military budget were alive and well with a Democrat in office. I absolutely don't see how this isn't a bipartisan issue.
 
...And yet the US is already setting its eyes on Iran for the next one.

This conflict in Yemen is connected to the situation with Iran as the Houthi rebels in Yemen are Shia Muslims and aligned with Iran. It's essentially a proxy war between Iranian backed Houthi Shia's and a Saudi coalition of Sunnis with Western support.
 
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