The Shiite population of Yemen hit by Saudi Arabia

The approach adopted by the coalition led by Saudi Arabia, against the Yemeni rebels has been denounced by several non-governmental organizations, including Amnesty International, which has prepared a report, which highlights as particularly violent methods have affected numerous civilians. The indiscriminate use of bombs caused several casualties and this constituted gross violations against unarmed citizens. Saudi Arabia led a use of force which made no distinction between combatants and civilians, to quell the rebellion in all the ways of the population below the Shi'ite branch. In addition, the humanitarian situation in the country of Yemen is very serious from the point of view of the health situation, as evidenced by a United Nations report, which has raised the scenario of Yemen at the level of crisis, declaring a state of humanitarian crisis to a corresponding degree to that estimated for Syria and Iraq. Saudi Arabia is considered an important ally for the US and the West, is acting in line with the US policy on the production of crude oil, which is the leading manufacturer, going to have a clear policy on the oil markets and conditioning the economy of several countries, also very important as Russia. For example during the Ukrainian crisis, still in progress, the decision to maintain unchanged oil prices, combined with increased production, has been a determining factor subjected to strong pressure and not only Moscow, consistently reducing the earnings. Certainly Riyadh has also acted for his own convenience, but without the action of the Saudis, much of the Obama strategy would be ineffective. From the military point of view the relationship with Washington has been instrumental in containing Iran, now, with the diplomatic situation changed a lot, there were tensions between the two countries, who have only loose ties, while maintaining an alliance that meets both interests. The problem is, though, if the West can continue to have as tight relations with a state that totally illiberal Islamic law in a very rigid and is now out for conduct that violates humanitarian law so clearly. The attitude of the United States is comparable to the conduct chosen by the Chinese in international affairs, where you choose the non-interference; in this case the US has decided not to apply the interference towards Saudi Arabia and Iran in their respective fields. If it was already difficult to conceive of an alliance with a state that denies inside the fundamental rights to the people, even more incomprehensible is tolerated, without any condemnation, acts of war carried out on foreign soil for religious supremacy. In this Europe, as usual, he is leading a deafening silence. The question can not be indifferent: the West sacrifice their principles in favor of strategic interests contingent, which contradict the same approach adopted internationally. There seem to be many differences between the Russian aggression Ukraine and the Saudi Yemen: in both cases, the international law has been violated and civilians were victims of the violence of those who have passed unduly the boundaries of other states . There is also the question of the contradictory held by Saudi Arabia against the Sunni terrorists of the Islamic state, which have never been fought in a conviction. For all these reasons Riyadh considered a reliable ally seems, objectively, very difficult. Other nations have been censored, rightly, for much less, but they had the power of oil. Those made by the Saudi armed forces in Yemen, can be considered acts should be presented to international legal bodies competent to investigate whether war crimes have occurred. Besides all the American attitude, marked by a detachment, although understandable, but not acceptable in the medium and long term will not affect difficult to manage, such as when you have to come to a resolution of the Syrian crisis and the Iraqi, where Riyadh and Tehran have conflicting interests but serve both for the balance of the United States.