Foreign Desk Report
WASHINGTON: US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday his department did everything by the book in regards to arms sales to Saudi Arabia in 2019 after a government watchdog found the risk of civilian casualties in Yemen was not fully evaluated.
His comments came after a State Department Inspector General report earlier this week concluded the state department did not fully evaluate the risk of civilian casualties in Yemen when it pushed through a huge 2019 precision-guided munitions sale to Saudi Arabia.
“We did everything by the book,” Pompeo told reporters during a news conference with the Czech prime minister.
“I am proud of the work that my team did. We got a really good outcome. We prevented the loss of lives.”
