War crimes by our friends and not just our enemies? the united states has worked work tirelessly to promote accountability and to document cases of abuse all across the world. there s a number of situations in the international criminal court that we have been very supportive of, including by conveying fugitives, for example, to the hague so they can stand trial. so the standards apply to all parties. and we are looking at all conflicts around the world with an eye towards bringing the parties better into compliance with international law. but with respect about you didn t address the yemen war example. back in 2016, reuters reported that despite internal discussion among u.s. government lawyers, that the united states could be implicated in war crimes for supporting a saudi led air campaign in yemen. the obama administration went ahead with a $1 billion arms sale. wouldn t we have more credibility if we called out war crimes by our own allies, instead of selling them weapons? th
Example, to the hague so they can stand trial. so the standards apply to all parties. and we are looking at all conflicts around the world with an eye towards bringing the parties better into compliance with international law. but with respect about you didn t address the yemen war example. back in 2016, reuters reported that despite internal discussion among u.s. government lawyers, that the united states could be implicated in war crimes. the obama administration went ahead with a $1 billion arms sale. wouldn t we have more credibility if we called out war crimes by our own allies, instead of selling them weapons? the most obvious example in the world today being, the crowned prince of saudi arabia. how come joe biden can call vladimir putin a war criminal, but not others, for example, the crowned prince? well, the biden administration has diminished the amount of support that it s providing to the saudis within the war in yemen, and working hard with all parties to ensure that