Canada has received a lot of attention for its hypocrisy and rightly so. I haven't seen a lot of comment on the hypocrisy of others concerned: for instance, what our American friends under the previous Democratic Administration were up to.  "Despite Saudi anger and US public perception, Obama has not fundamentally altered the 'special relationship' between the kingdom and the United States....– his administration has dramatically ramped up arms sales to the kingdom and other Gulf allies. Since 2010, the Obama administration authorized a record $60bn in US military sales to Saudi Arabia. Since then, the administration concluded deals for nearly $48bn in weapons sales – triple the $16bn in sales under the George W Bush administration." The Guardian, April 22, 2016

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