With the Senate planning this week to “process” President Trump’s veto
of the War Powers Act challenge to the Yemen War, Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo took the reins to try to defend US involvement in Yemen as in America’s best interest.
Pompeo’s argument centered on the idea that the US was obliged
to help Saudi Arabia defend itself from retaliatory fights, now that
the Saudis had launched a war and provoked that retaliation.
On top of that poor argument for an obligation, Pompeo relied on what
the administration seems to believe is the most compelling argument,
even if it is wholly based on a lie. He argued that the whole war was
Iran’s fault, and not intervening would make Iran happy.
This was the argument Saudi Arabia successfully used to sucker the US
into this war, though to be fair that didn’t take much effort. The Iran
never had more than tentative links to the Shi’ite Houthi movement, and
that they’re not even the same type of Shi’ites, was lost on the
administration, and Pompeo seems to hope it will also be lost on the
Senate.
Pompeo’s argument is effectively that the US has blundered so deeply
into a foolish war they have to keep plugging away, and to the extent we
can fool ourselves into thinking we’re somehow sticking it to Iran we
might feel a little better about all the harm we’re doing to Yemen.
Pompeo is a complete farce.
No worries, now that the Mueller report proves how innocent trump is, I’m sure he’ll reverse his peace veto.
Pompeo’s Christianity shining through. What a saint!
Another example of group think and the inept covering up for the corrupt. More proof of the DC think tank mentality’s absolute Kool aid drinking culture hard at work committing genocide in order to secure the legacy of our sociopathic “elite”.
Translation: If we don’t keep our Saudi “allies” happy they’ll really hurt us, as they have repeatedly publicly threatened.
It’s amazing that we’ve reached the point where these chickenhawks don’t even feel the need to make up a decent lie. They’re untouchable and so are the billions of taxpayer dollars they’re pissing away to create death, destruction, and tons of ill will towards the USA.
Sure. If you define “America” as “the ruling elite”. Otherwise, it is never in a human’s best interest to pointlessly kill other humans.
Pompass is supposed to be the USA’s top diplomat, which tells us why the situation is constantly degrading and is now desperate.
Trump is a shameless liar, and he surrounds himself with liars like himself. Every one in Trump’s cabinet and advisors lie. The most dishonest administration of our times. And his cult like supporters believe every lie.