Newsweek: Trump Touts Military Cooperation With Saudi Arabia As Congress Pushes to Halt U.S. Aid Over War in Yemen
President Donald Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office on Tuesday, as he touted the strong relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia and plans to sell military equipment to the Kingdom.
“The relationship is probably the strongest it’s ever been. We understand each other,” Trump said during the meeting. “Saudi Arabia is a very wealthy nation and they are going to give the United States some of that wealth hopefully, in the form of jobs, in the form of the purchase of the finest military equipment in the world.
“As I said before, when it comes to the missiles and the planes and all of the military equipment, there’s nobody that even comes close to us in terms of technology and the quality of the equipment. Saudi Arabia appreciates that. They’ve done tests of everything,” Trump continued.
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WNU Editor: I remember the day when it was Israel and their supporters in the U.S. Congress who were the main driving force that made sure Saudi Arabia was limited in the type of weapons it could buy from the U.S.. Today .... with Saudi Arabia committed to purchasing $400 billion in arms in the next few years .... those voices are now very quiet. This shows how much the Middle East has changed in the past 10 - 15 years, and how much tensions have increased in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran. As for the U.S. Congress stopping U.S. military support to Saudi Arabia in its war against Yemen .... the US Senate is voting on that today (see links below).
More News On The U.S. Senate Moving To Cut Military Support To Saudi Arabia For Its War Against Yemen
US Senate to Vote on Military Involvement in Yemen War -- Voice of America
US is resisting calls to end its support for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's war -- Washington Post
US Senate to Vote on Whether to End the US Involvement in Yemen War -- Al Bawaba/UPI
Senate votes on ending support for Saudi campaign in Yemen as crown prince meets Trump -- RT
