[Peace] [Peace-discuss] Have we really ended the war in Yemen?

[Karen Aram]

Bob, no criticism meant towards you, I know you will continue to push. My statement is meant for others who seem to think we have “ended the war,” posting announcements on FB as if its all over.

On Dec 14, 2018, at 07:22, Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org<mailto:naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>> wrote:


It would be premature to celebrate if that meant we were going to stop pushing.

But we're not going to stop pushing.

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On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 9:13 AM Karen Aram via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net<mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:


No, we've just taken a first step in the process.

Over 80,000 people have died in this war since early 2015, with 85,000 children starving to death, how many more people will die while the US plays games with our “good institutions."

The Republicans produced a bill to stop the war in Yemen, by attaching it to an unrelated "farm bill," the irony is inescapable.

I frequently hear statements saying, “the US has good institutions.” Really? If it’s so easy to game them, they aren’t good, if its so easy to buy them off, they aren’t good, just as our unions have betrayed the people, they aren't good. GM workers are now forming their own community unions, and all I can say is "it's about time." It’s about time the people take over institutions that aren't working.


"The Senate vote to end U.S. involvement in the #Saudi<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/saudi?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG> #Yemen<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/yemen?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG> War is a big step forward, and the House should do the same in early 2019. But to actually force an end to the Saudi war, Congress must cut off the Saudi Air Force’s spare parts, without which it can’t fly.."

— Gareth Porter (@GarethPorter) December 14, 2018


Yes, we cut off their refueling in air, but that is a minimal cut off, when we keep supplying them with weapons, training, and logistics, and spare parts. When we keep supplying them with the right to bomb “Al Qaida” with drones, we know what happens, “Oops, a wedding, a school, a hospital, sorry about that." (sarcasm)


I think its a bit premature to celebrate, for anti-war activists who are serious about ending the death and destruction being perpetrated by our “democratically elected government.” (More sarcasm) As death will continue while we watch the games.

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