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America doesn't care about the war in Yemen. The US props up the Saudi regime with economic and military aid. Of course, it does this for its own foreign polic
by jmyeet 3y ago
America doesn't care about the war in Yemen.
The US props up the Saudi regime with economic and military aid. Of course, it does this for its own foreign policy reasons. But basically the Saudi regime cannot survive without US support. The US protects the Persian Gulf, the Straits of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. That's why the US could've ended the war with Yemen with a phone call.
All it takes is the threat of ending sanctions on Iran (which should end anyway). Same with Venezuela.
This isn't the 1970s. The US is now a net oil exporter [1] and the largest single oil-producing country by far [2].
[1]: https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/article/14291427/eia-us-to-remain-net-exporter-of-petroleum-products-through-2050 https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/artic...
[2]: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=709 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=709