That struck me as a willful disregard of advice they were getting.”Yet American military support for the airstrikes continued. While American officials often protested civilian deaths in public, two presidents ultimately stood by the Saudis. President Trump embraced Prince Mohammed and bragged of multibillion-dollar arms deals with the Saudis. Nearly 100 American military personnel are advising or assisting the coalition war effort, although fewer than 35 are based in Saudi Arabia. In response, the Trump administration ended American air-to-air refueling of coalition warplanes over Yemen in November but has otherwise continued to support the war.

Source: New York Times December 25, 2018 22:30 UTC