U.S. defense officials recently reported the DoD has failed to properly charge Saudi Arabia and the UAE for refueling missions conducted over Yemen by Air Force tankers due to “errors in accounting.” The Atlantic In a mea culpa of sorts, the Pentagon”s November 27 letter states that while the Defense Department “believed” Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates “had been charged for the fuel and refueling services, they in fact had not been charged adequately.” Pentagon officials confirmed the DoD “received some reimbursement,” but nowhere near the amount they expected after they recently reviewed their records and found numerous accounting errors. Senator Jack Reed, a top member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the DoD has failed to live up to its obligation to keep Congress informed about these particular costs. cost tens of millions of dollars The Atlantic Image Credit: Wikipedia 28 views 4,365,967 views