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Bipartisan Bill In US Senate To Restrict US Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia Introduced
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"Senators from both sides of the aisle are proposing a restriction on sales or transfers of US-made air-to-ground weapons to Saudi Arabia. The Saudis’ bombing of Yemen, they say, are not in the US national interest. US Senators Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) and Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) introduced their joint resolution on Wednesday, a week after Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed that US-supplied bombs were used by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in one of its deadliest attacks yet in Yemen. “Saudi Arabia is an important partner, but we must acknowledge when a friend’s actions aren’t in our national interest. I have yet to see evidence that the civil war we’re supplying and supporting in Yemen advances our national security,” Sen. Murphy said in a statement. The Murphy-Paul proposal focuses on an arms sales approval process stipulated by the Arms Export Control Act. Particularly, it adds another layer of scrutiny on the way to sealing a deal with Saudi Arabia, one of America’s largest arms recipients. " Read More: [ link to www.rt.com (secure)]
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