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> was subsidizing Saudi Arabia Seems really odd to call a deal where Saudi Arabia was paying us for weapons in Yemen a "subsidy". You can argue that we shouldn
by lalaland1125 4y ago
> was subsidizing Saudi Arabia
Seems really odd to call a deal where Saudi Arabia was paying us for weapons in Yemen a "subsidy". You can argue that we shouldn't have allowed the sale, but it was a net profit for America.
- munk-a 4y agoThat seems like a fair point, yea - we weren't really subsidizing and more just enabling.
- throwaway29812 4y agoOr just part of an international trade in weapons that > 10 other countries participate in. https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/22/middleeast/arms-exports-saudi-arabia-intl/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/22/middleeast/arms-exports-saudi... But that doesn't fit the narrative, now does it?