Despite supporting the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen that has a history of bombing civilians and is actively blockading the country amid mass starvation, the US is “horrified” by the Houthi offensive on the Yemeni city of Maarib, the State Department said Friday.
When asked if the US is “fed up” with the Houthis, State Department spokesman Ned Price said, “The answer to that is yes. We are beyond fed up. We are horrified by the repeated attacks on Maarib.”
The Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition have been engaged in Omani-mediated peace efforts that initially appeared to be making progress. But so far, no deal has been reached. The Houthis want the Saudis to lift the blockade on Yemen before entering ceasefire talks, but Riyadh refuses to do so.
The US also refuses to pressure Saudi Arabia to lift the blockade despite UN warnings that 400,000 Yemeni children under the age of five will starve to death if conditions don’t change. The UN hasn’t officially declared a famine in Yemen, but there has been mass starvation in the country for years now due to the siege tactics of the US-backed Saudi-led coalition.
While the Houthi offensive on Maarib might not be helping the situation, the US has no control over what the group does. But the US could help end the horrors in Yemen by cutting off support for the Saudi-led coalition.
The US could quickly ground the Saudi air force if it stops servicing Riyadh’s warplanes, which the Pentagon is still doing despite President Biden’s vows to end support for Saudi Arabia’s “offensive” operations in Yemen. The Biden administration also has the power to end the embargo but instead gives the Saudis the political cover to continue it.
When asked if the US is “fed up” with the Houthis, State Department spokesman Ned Price said, “The answer to that is yes. We are beyond fed up. We are horrified by the repeated attacks on Maarib.”
But not quite “fed up” or “horrified” with mass starvation. Ned was probably wiping steak sauce off his chin while he was saying that. Meanwhile the great senile one just wants to enjoy his holiday weekend because “great things is happening”. Just not for the starving children that continue to die while he does nothing.
“The US also refuses to pressure Saudi Arabia to lift the blockade despite UN warnings that 400,000 Yemeni children under the age of five will starve to death if conditions don’t change.”
We could care less. Remember when Bill’s sanctions led to the deaths of 500,00 Iraqi children, with Madeline saying “it was worth it”?
So true. But I just don’t remember there being so many dire warnings as there is now and to such a bigger audience as compared to back then. It’s like we care less squared.
Yes. It is the indifference of the citizenry shown towards war crimes that always lead to a larger war. Get ready!
Poor babies — horrified!
What does US want out of this war?
Why is US hanging around? What makes State Department want to watch the fighting over Maarib? Maarib was before part of Shia North Yemen. Any reason to force the town to be under Saudi or US control?
What does Saudi Arabia want from Maarib?
Saudi supported “government” by long ago expired presidency of Southerner Hadi — is holding down positions around Maarib against population wishes. Do we care who the people are and what they want?
Who cares — it is by far more important to find out if our bureaucrats are frustrated or better yet — horrified?
No real questions are EVER asked. And in the absence — or absence by avoidance — of meaningful questions, we resort to tried and proven. Our bureaucrats are “horrified”. UN is “horrified”. We are “horrified” because thousands, no hundreds of thousands — no millions or gazillions, are STARVED. Only nobody cares. Victimhood numbers have lost their meaning.
And we are back to square one.
Why?
What does America want from Yemenis, North or South, from Saudis, from Emirati?
Just wants to hang around there until it gets what it wants.
Square one. Gets what?
Ground hog day, over and over and over again.
“What does US want out of this war?”
Control of entrance to the Red Sea.
Screw the Muricans. Whatever they want, they cannot have. Whatever they build must be destroyed.
Go the Houthis. Do not stop. Do not give the enemy any respite. Attack them continuously. Kill their troops and the compradors who work for them. Drive them out of your country with their filthy Wahhabbi rat tails dragging between their legs.
Yemen will be death knell of the despotic House of Saud. May they all die screaming.