The War in Yemen Will End When the Houthis Are Defeated
Their goal is to create an Iranian-style Islamic state in the Arabian Peninsula.
October 22, 2021
The War in Yemen Will End When the Houthis Are Defeated
Their goal is to create an Iranian-style Islamic state in the Arabian Peninsula.
The Biden administration took office with promises to “end” the civil war in Yemen and ease the humanitarian crisis there. And so it has reduced U.S. assistance to the Saudi-led Arab coalition that has been supporting the country’s pre-2015 government against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, and pressured Riyadh to scale down its military efforts. By doing so, Washington hopes it will encourage the two sides to negotiate a compromise, rather than simply encourage the Houthis to keep fighting until they conquer the whole country. Oved Lobel argues that this entire line of thinking is based on a fundamental misapprehension of the situation:
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