American arms makers who sell to the Saudis say they are accountable to shareholders and are doing nothing wrong. A $5 Billion TurnaroundAs war broke out five years ago in Yemen, Raytheon was a company on the rebound. The firm would have to wait until Obama left office — and then try to forge ties with the Trump administration as quickly as possible. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)“Raytheon,” Trump said, “congratulations.”It was August 2017, and the Trump administration was in the grip of a crisis. It said American arms sales acted “like flypaper in trapping the US in Yemen.”© 2020 The New York Times Company

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