Jonathan Gorvett, Asia Times: Biden policy shift emboldens Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Biden's moves to freeze Saudi arms sales and drop Houthi terror designation threatens to spark more conflict than it resolves
The new US administration’s change of direction on Yemen is stirring both hope and caution as new US special envoy Timothy Lenderking readies a new peace mission and emboldened Houthi fighters return to the offensive.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said late on February 7 that Washington was “deeply troubled by continued Houthi attacks” and urged them to “refrain from destabilizing actions.”
At the center of the renewed fighting is the key strategic city and airfield of Ma’rib, currently held by forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi’s government, which is backed by both Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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WNU Editor: The Biden administrations decision to drop the Houthi terror designation while freezing Saudi arms sales is sending a message to the Middle East that the U.S. will shift away from supporting its traditional allies.
Or maybe they are signaling to everyone that they do not know what they are doing .... State Department Condemns Group It Removed From Terrorist List (NPR).
