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THE SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY is reportedly worth more than $1.4 trillion, but for several years, the Pentagon has been chasing the kingdom for $15 million it owes for American assistance during the Saudi war in Yemen. For months, the Defense Department has ducked The Intercept’s questions about Saudi Arabia welching on its debt.

Despite the unpaid debt, the Biden administration announced last Friday that it is lifting a ban on selling offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, authorizing an initial shipment of air-to-ground munitions to the Gulf kingdom. The ban had been in place for the past three years as a response to the heavy civilian casualties of the country’s campaign in Yemen but did not apply to sales of so-called defensive arms and military services. Those sales have amounted to almost $10 billion over the past four years.

The outstanding balance dates from an operation carried out between March 2015 and November 2018. The Pentagon spent about $300 million to fly aerial refueling missions to support the warplanes of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as those nations waged their war to shore up the government of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who was overthrown by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. America also provided the Saudi military and its allies weapons, combat training, and other “logistical and intelligence support.”

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[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They also still owe us for 9/11.

Never forget the Saudi crime family is responsible for September 11th.

[–] Bell@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

And the death and dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 1 month ago

We made Afghanistan and Iraq pay theirs debts.. it is all settled.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What a Trump-y thing to do. I wonder why he likes them...

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For months, the Defense Department has ducked The Intercept’s questions about Saudi Arabia welching on its debt.

Welching? Holy shit, Intercept. Are you sure the US didn't get "gypped" or that the Saudi's aren't "Jewing them out" of the fuel debt?

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Not a lot of native English speakers know the origin of that. I've seen more than a couple that got called out on it and apologized for it.

[–] MelastSB@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Strange to call Saudi Arabia "the Gulf Kingdom" when its coast along the Red Sea is probably 3 times longer than the Gulf one, but I guess it is the only "Kingdom" bordering the Persian Gulf