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As the Saudi-led war continues in Yemen killing more civilians and destructing infrastructure and heritage sites, Connecticut Democrat Senator Chris Murphy, who is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee questioned the solid US support of America for Saudi Arabia, which stands behind the killing of at least 3,000 civilians in Yemen last year alone.

“It's hard for me to figure out what the US national security interests are inside the civil war in Yemen,” sources quoted Senator Murphy as saying, who expressed fears there might be another 9/11 if such unquestioned support to the Saudis continues.

“It appears that our support for the Saudi-led bombing campaign is killing a lot of civilians,” said the senator, adding “It is leading to a humanitarian disaster, and strengthening the very groups that we say are our priority to defeat in the region.”

Saudi Arabia is the United States’ most valuable arms customer. In November 2015, the US had approved to resupply Saudi Arabia with $1.29 billion in bombs that have been used in daily airstrikes on Yemen.

Murphy pointed out that the US keeps selling arms to a state that should be subject to questioning on how it uses these arms. He noted “That they stop using cluster bombs, that they commit to not purposely targeting civilians, that they allow for humanitarian relief to reach displaced populations…that they make a commitment not to in any way directly coordinate with Sunni extremist groups, These are the kind of conditions that we have so far been unwilling to put to the Saudis. I think it's time we do it.”

“Right now the US is facilitating that bombing campaign, leading to the destruction of cities, the deaths of civilians, and a growing humanitarian catastrophe inside Yemen,” Murphy went on to say.

Nevertheless, the Senator was not trying to imply that the US should walk away and break its alliance with the oil-rich country. “The Saudis obviously don't like what I'm saying, but I'm not talking about walking away from this alliance. I'm just talking about putting some higher-level conditions upon the arms that we provide them,” he said.

The US politician underscored that there is some sort of ignorance to the happenings in Yemen, saying “I think there is a real lack of recognition of what's happening inside Yemen today, and certainly there's a lack of recognition that the United States is playing a very large role in supporting the Saudi campaign there.”

Murphy underlined that the people of Connecticut have expressed discontent and dismay to the US hubris about its ability to try to influence events on the ground in the Middle East with the blunt force of American military might.

The words of Murphy come as he evaluates the recklessness in Saudi attitude, stressing that the US is selling Saudi Arabia arms without recognizing that it’s subjecting itself to jeopardy.

The proposed sale of only November 2015 included 22,000 smart and general purpose bombs, including 1,000 GBU-10 Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs, and over 5,000 Joint Direct Attack Munitions kits to turn older bombs into precision-guided weapons using GPS signals. Also, earlier in October, the US government approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of up to four Littoral Combat Ships made by Lockheed for $11.25 billion.