Before he speaks at the UN today, remember this

https://splinternews.com/pompeo-didnt-want-to-piss-off-defense-contractors-by-ca-1829194583

The Wall Street Journal reported this morning on the internal deliberation process that led Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to certify to Congress that “the governments of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are undertaking demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians” in Yemen, allowing the US to continue supporting the war there.

According to the Journal, multiple State Department bureaus advised Pompeo to tell Congress he couldn’t certify that the Saudis were working hard enough to minimize civilian casualties, but he declined to do so “after being warned that a cutoff could jeopardize $2 billion in weapons sales.” Yep, sounds like that good ol’ military-industrial complex at work to me!

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who has been a vocal critic of America’s continued support for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ three-year-old campaign in Yemen, called the decision earlier this month to certify the coalition’s efforts on civilian casualties a “farce.”