House Democrats filed resolutions on Friday opposing the Trump administration’s sale of millions of dollars in precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia.
Rep. Gregory Meeks
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“There is no justification for the Trump administration’s decision to rush the sale of thousands of bombs to Saudi Arabia – especially after the fake emergency sale of 60,000 rounds of ammunition last year,” Meeks said in a statement, referring to a 2019 emergency weapon sale to the Saudis who, according to the Democrats, have bypassed congressional scrutiny.
“Yemen has already been described by the UN as the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis, and that crisis is exacerbated when weapons sold by the United States are used recklessly, costing civilian lives,” he added. “I wholeheartedly support the incoming Biden. The administration’s promise to conduct a thorough policy review.”
The censure resolutions were co-sponsored by representatives. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.), Ted Deutch
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The Trump administration recently approved a $ 290 million sale to Riyadh for 3,000 Boeing-made GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) ammunition and related equipment. The approval followed another green light for Raytheon to sell Saudi Arabia 7,500 of its Paveway air-to-ground “smart” bombs directly for an estimated value of $ 478 million.
The government’s Dec. 29 announcement of the $ 290 million sale began a 30-day countdown in which lawmakers can block the sale if they wish, setting the deadline in the early days of the upcoming Biden government. Elected president Joe Biden
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Arms sales to Saudi Arabia, in particular, have been a bone of contention between the White House and the lawmakers of both parties, who have grown increasingly louder in their opposition to Riyadh armament.
Thousands of civilians have died in Yemen’s civil war, largely waged by Saudi Arabia and its proxy forces against Houthi rebels, and lawmakers remain unhappy with the Saudi-sanctioned murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey in 2018 .
However, President Trump
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