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boomboomsubban
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AP fired reporter after dangerous blunder – Slack ...
Headlines like "US bombs dropped on bus full of children" are somewhat common in stories about the war in Yemen.
sdk16420
on Nov 23, 2022
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But those were sold with the expectation to be used by Saudi Arabia for that purpose.
miguelazo
on Nov 23, 2022
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Exactly. And the planes that dropped those bombs could only perform their sorties because they were refueled midair by US pilots.
boomboomsubban
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And if we're going down this road, the targets were often provided by US intelligence. Still, Saudi's did the bombing so our hands are squeaky clean.
miguelazo
on Nov 23, 2022
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Yes, thank you for bringing that up! Although rather than “often,” I would say “almost exclusively provided by US intelligence.”
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