If you live in either Great Britain or the United States, you most likely woke up this morning to learn that your country just launched air strike attacks on Yemen, targeting Iran-backed Houthis in that country.
The war in Yemen has been going on for many years, and has been extremely devastating. I know that neighboring Saudi Arabia is heavily involved in the war there, and that Iran was also involved. Saudi Arabia, as I understand it, was nervous about Iran gaining too much influence in Yemen, and so they fought against the Houthis.
Up to this point, the United States was not directly involved. These air strikes were officially justified as retaliations for recent attacks in the Red Seas.
Still, I think that given our recent history, and just how wrong we have too often been regarding military action in the Middle East - and remember that Joe Biden voted in favor of invading Iraq two decades ago - we need to examine these actions carefully.
Is this attack really justified? The time seems a little suspicious, this being an election year, and with President Joe Biden struggling in the polls. It feels suspiciously like it might just be a "Wag the Dog" kind of a situation, although I am not sure.
Does anyone out there have any thoughts that they would like to share on this matter? It would be welcome, so please feel free to share your opinion here, by all means.
Yemen: Why is the war there getting more violent? by BBC News, Published 14 April 2023 Share Related Topics Yemen crisis
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29319423
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