New: Reps. @AOC and @GerryConnolly have an amdt to defense authorization bill that seeks to ban $$ for "weapons or military aid or military training to Saudi Arabia’s Rapid Intervention Force, the unit responsible for the murder of U.S. journalist Jamal Khashoggi."
@rtiron @AOC @GerryConnolly Yes. God bless America. Where is the accountability for murdering Jamal Kashoggi? At least a start. Thank you @AOC * @GerryConnolly
@rtiron @AOC @GerryConnolly With all the money Saudi Arabia has why is the US funding anything for them???
@rtiron @AOC @GerryConnolly Much gratitude to you both for calling out this insanity of supporting a regime that carried out torture & murder of an esteemed journalist and US resident. Where is the outrage and accountability!
@rtiron @AOC @GerryConnolly Why are we giving them money???
@rtiron @AOC @GerryConnolly State Dept sanctioned Foreign Military Sales cases do not coordinate down to a foreign militaries unit level. It’s operated at a DoD level equivalence. This is pandering to those who do not know how FMS cases work. Most wouldn’t know this.
@rtiron @AOC @GerryConnolly Somehow this seems like a law preventing water from being poured in one particular section of a bucket. Probably won’t accomplish anything unless you stop it from the rest of the bucket as well.
@rtiron @AOC @GerryConnolly GREAT IDEA!!! Now how about a deal where we worry more about what’s going on in this country than others? Cuz is the USA really going to continue looking hypocritical about HUMANS RIGHTS when ALOT of people are denied that here??? #FACTS USA NEEDS #ACCOUNTABILITY for own first!!