On the other hand, a Clinton administration will likely opt to continue the business-as-usual blank check support to our traditional allies in the region, including Saudi Arabia.
So while it seems like we're entering a new moment of opportunity to change U.S. policy regarding the regime, real change won't come in the next few weeks and months.
It'll take years of hard work to persuade the next administration how rethinking our role abroad is in the best interest of America, nations in the Middle East, and the innocent victims of violence between the two.
Alli McCracken (@allimccrack) is the Co-Director of the peace organization CODEPINK based in Washington, DC.
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