War

Political murders in Kiev and US troops to Ukraine.

The Saudi's are supporting al Qaeda in Yemen.

"The US military has gone all around the globe, striking Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, and Libya, in search of Al Qaeda “safe havens” – and yet the biggest safe haven of them all, the center of the vipers’ nest, has remained sacrosanct. All but four of the 9/11 hijackers were citizens of the Kingdom, and that government has spent billions spreading the fundamentalist Wahabi version of Islam – the religious doctrine that inspires and motivates the terrorists – to the four corners of the earth.
And there is a more direct connection than just ideological affinity at work here: there are 28 pages of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 detailing the involvement of foreign governments which we are not allowed to read. Those members of Congress who have read it strongly hint that the Saudi government was heavily involved in the planning and preparations for the attack.
When are we going to stop pretending the Saudis are our allies?"

Some Saudis are and some aren't. Saudis are individuals like everybody else.

"Is there a way out? Yes, but it will take a President with guts – and a willingness to break with the Washington consensus — to do it. We must cut our ties to the Saudis, make peace with Iran, stop supporting the Syrian rebels, and tell the Israelis they’re on their own. We must stop blocking the creation of a Palestinian state, stop canoodling with Egypt’s military dictatorship, and – most of all – stop appeasing the real sponsors of terror in Riyadh. Sen. Paul had the right idea when he suggested we ought to be boycotting the Saudis – not because they aren’t feminists, but because they, and not the Iranians, are the principal sponsors of terrorism in the world.
Oh yes, and while we’re at it, let’s release those 28 pages – that will shut down the caterwauling of the foreign policy “experts” faster than you can say 9/11."

I won't hold my breath.

Yemen air war another disaster.

"“A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in discussing briefings on the air war, called it a ‘disaster,’ saying the Saudis don’t have a ‘realistic endgame’ for the bombing."

I wonder who else that could be said of.

"No air campaign like this can possibly be conducted without a great deal of planning and coordination. The U.S. role in Yemen has been absolutely essential.
The Saudis could not have launched such a campaign without the U.S. approval and cooperation. The attacks on the people of Yemen, aimed at the Houthis in particular, are very much the responsibility of the U.S. and Obama, who made the decision.
The U.S. is providing essential military components of the campaign."

Of course. This article exhibits cognitive dissonance. On the one hand, it calls US wars irrational. On the other, it points out that politicians continue profiting from them. That's hardly irrational.

Why is a US aircraft carrier instead of Saudi Arabia intercepting an Iranian convey in Yemen?

Wondering of the Saudis drove down oil prices to harm Russia in return for the US supporting their attack on Yemen.

A million refugees trying to flee the western war disaster in Libya face drowning in the Med.

Armed national guard troops train in public park.