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    Rand getting some love on reddit re: blocking arms to Saudi Arabia

    Top post on front page right now with 6,978 points (94% upvoted)

    https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/c...vote_to_block/



    Senators mull plan to block US arms deal with Saudi Arabia as death toll grows in Yemen
    Rand Paul and Chris Murphy have criticised US foreign policy in Yemen and the human rights record of Saudi Arabia

    Rachael Revesz
    Monday 15 August 2016

    Republican senator Rand Paul is considering trying to block a US arms sales agreement with Saudi Arabia after labeling the country an "unreliable ally" and questioning its human rights record.

    Just days after the $1.15 billion agreement has been made between the two countries, Mr Paul told Foreign Policy magazine that he would work with a bipartisan coalition to stop the sale. Politicians have 30 days to block the agreement.

    "Saudi Arabia is an unreliable ally with a poor human rights record. We should not rush to sell them advanced arms and promote an arms race in the Middle East," said the Kentucky senator.

    Although the war in Syria has received the mainstay of international attention, Yemen is also at war. According to Unicef figures in June, more than 14 million people in the Middle East’s poorest country are facing food insecurity and the same number need basic health care.

    Mr Paul and his foreign relations committee colleague, democratic senator Chris Murphy, have been vocal in their opposition to US aid in Saudi Arabia.

    They co-authored a bipartisan bill in April that would have forced the president to certify that the Saudis were “taking all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians” in Yemen before further arms deals were brokered.

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    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7193026.html
    Last edited by jct74; 08-25-2016 at 02:09 AM.



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    Great stuff, but how come it says "False, misleading headline" next to the topic title on there?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Makes Interesting Points View Post
    Great stuff, but how come it says "False, misleading headline" next to the topic title on there?
    The title said they voted to block the arms sales when actually no vote has taken place yet. Not really that big a deal but the post got removed from the front page and the top of r/worldnews because of it.
    Last edited by jct74; 08-25-2016 at 11:22 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jct74 View Post
    The title said they voted to block the arms sales when actually no vote has taken place yet. Not really that big a deal but the post got removed from the front page and the top of r/worldnews because of it.
    Well that's some bull$#@!. Couldn't a mod have edited the title?

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    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    Well that's some bull$#@!. Couldn't a mod have edited the title?
    And risk exposing the liberal reddit hive mind to decent conservatives? Not likely.



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