This is about Susan Rice, well, those people started supporting this war in 2015, 2016, it was going on and then, the Saudis got involved but perhaps we should not be involved in arms sales to KSA. See 3rd article, I wasn't aware of this "Manhattan of the City", ruins, 1700 years old.
Ex-Obama administration officials push Democrats in Congress to defund war in Yemen
By Ryan Nobles, CNN
Updated 1009 GMT (1809 HKT) October 15, 2019
How Yemen became the 'world's worst humanitarian crisis'
Washington (CNN)A collection of former high-ranking Obama administration national security officials who pushed a policy that led the United States to support Saudi Arabia in the war in Yemen are now pleading with leaders in Congress to defund that effort.
Former national security adviser Susan Rice, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes are among a group of signatories on a letter to Democratic leaders, obtained by CNN, that argues that the policy they were instrumental in implementing could lead to much bigger problems in future.
"The ongoing conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis threatens fresh U.S. military action in the region," they write. "President Trump recently signaled that the United States is 'locked and loaded' for possible intervention at the behest of Saudi Arabia, deployed U.S. troops to the Saudi kingdom, and escalated military tensions with Iran. In addition to making a war with Iran more likely, the conflict in Yemen is also imperiling tens of millions of the most vulnerable people on earth through disease, starvation and violence."
Read more at: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/15/politics/democrats-congress-yemen-war/index.html
Susan Rice, the Obama admin definitely got us into that conflict, truth be told.
And how many civilians have gotten killed there and even famine occurring? I personally care a lot about the Kurds and allies but it's hard to say one tragedy takes priority over others.
How to End the War in Yemen
April Longley Alley
With all of U.S. President Donald Trump’s troubles at home and abroad, his administration could use a win. There is low-hanging fruit in Yemen, and the ripple effects of success there could go far beyond the impoverished and war-torn country. Houthi rebels (who prefer to be called Ansar Allah) have made an offer of de-escalation that, if built on quickly, could help extract the United States from the bloody and unwinnable war that has created the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. It would reduce threats to Saudi Arabia and its oil infrastructure at a time of rising tensions with Iran. And it would open a door to wider de-escalation inside Yemen and possibly across the region.
On Sept. 20, the Houthis—who control northwestern Yemen and have been at war with a variety of Yemeni groups backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates since 2015—announced a unilateral suspension of strikes on Saudi Arabia. In return, they asked for a halt to Saudi airstrikes and a lifting of restrictions on access to northern Yemen.
They did this on the heels of claiming the Sept. 14 attacks against Saudi Aramco oil facilities, a claim that few believe and which has bound the group closer than ever to Iran in the eyes of its opponents. While the Houthis routinely fire missiles and send drones into Saudi territory, experts say the sophistication of the swarm attack points to Iran. According to Saudi and U.S. officials, the direction of the attack was from the north, rather than from Yemen to the south.
Read more at: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/15/yemen-houthis-saudi-arabia-end-war/
Inside war-torn Yemen's ancient skyscraper city, dubbed the 'Manhattan of the desert,' that's on the brink of ruin
[Business Insider] James Pasley ,Business Insider•October 10, 2019
View of the historical city of Shibam in southeastern Yemen.
Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
Shibam in Yemen is an ancient, desert city.
Originally settled 1,700 years ago, it's the world's first city of skyscrapers. Many of the buildings, built from mud bricks, date back to the 16th century.
As Yemen struggles with a violent civil war between the government and Houthi rebels, Shibam's future is uncertain.
The war has been going on for five years, resulting in 6,000 deaths and putting 22 million people in a position where they need assistance — for food, water, shelter, or sanitation.
Read more at: https://news.yahoo.com/inside-war-torn-yemens-ancient-150000329.html
It's what they call "Tu Quoque" which is sort of "whataboutisms" I guess, how about China and the Tibetans? They are kind of like Native Americans were here. It's all complex.
