March 29, 2018
‘Warfare trigonometry’: Mattis says US refueling Saudi planes would prevent civilian casualties
shaoran2012An area of Sanaa, Yemen, is pictured after being targeted by an airstrike. © Khaled Abdullah / Reuters US Defense Secretary James Mattis suggested that refueling Saudi bombers over Yemen could help minimize civilian casualties. The 3-year conflict has resulted in thousands of civilian deaths. Mattis was asked during a press event on Tuesday about what he said to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during their meeting last week, and how Riyadh could minimize civilian casualties. At that point, the defense secretary went straight to the topic of refueling. Read […]