On rare
occasion a story is unearthed in the mainstream media which
demonstrates in stunning clarity how major foreign policy decisions
are really made in Washington, especially when it comes to waging
perpetual war in the Middle East often under the official rhetorical
guise of "protecting civilians".
A
bombshell Wall Street Journal report details a leaked classified memo
which shows Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decided to continue US
military involvement in the Saudi war on Yemen in order to preserve a
massive $2 billion weapons deal with Riyadh.
This
should come as no surprise to those aware of the decades long "oil
for weapons" relationship that has defined Gulf countries' ties
to the West in modern history, but it's unusual to have such high
level confirmation of the decision-making process almost in real
time.
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