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>They would do fine with Russian or Chinese weapons. Hell, they have enough money to kick-off their own military industrial complex.

Their airstrikes on Yemen require US military assistance, and without active support for their blockades they would be seen as the war crimes that they are and would halt immediately. Maybe they could still wage war without the US, the toll on the population would be dramatically higher and the regime would not be able to maintain stability.

>They remain a vassal state to the US.

>Countries with global reach have done worse in my eyes.

These are the acts of the United States. Full stop. They can only happen because of the US and they serve US interests. That's how vassals are. This isn't some global match for supremacy with Russia and China, this is the imperial desire of the US.