After the Senate killed a proposal by Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) on Thursday to block $300 million in U.S. arms sales to Bahrain — a key Saudi coalition ally in the Yemen war — Senators proposed another bill that would suspend all U.S. weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and block the refueling of Saudi warplanes bombing Yemen. Senators on the Foreign
«It’s Not Enough» – US Senate Proposes New Bill To Ban Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
Critics decried much of Congress’ newfound targeting of Saudi Arabia as merely displaying symbolic outrage for the sake of PR damage control.