The Trump administration argues that Saudi Arabia needs emergency support to protect itself from Iran.
Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee grilled Assistant Secretary of State for Political and Military Affairs Clarke Cooper on Wednesday
"While our Gulf partners have legitimate security concerns, the coalition's war effort has been reckless," committee chairman Elliot Engel said Tuesday."We've heard too many heartbreaking reports about hospitals, school busses, weddings, and funerals wiped out in a fiery flash of destruction." "The justification for this appalling action by the administration is a bogus emergency. The administration claims that Iran poses such an imminent threat to our allies that emergency assistance is needed for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to defend themselves," he continued."Just because you don't like the process doesn't mean you get to ignore it."
Representative Bill Keating, a Democrat from Massachusetts, pressed for answers about whether the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was involved in discussions about arms sales to the Saudis. Cooper, however, avoided specific questions about what type of influence Kushner's close relationship with the Saudi Crown Prince may have had on decision-making.
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