Visiting the city of Jeddah, Secretary of State John Kerry announced a deal with Saudi Arabia on a new “peace initiative” related to the ongoing Saudi invasion of Yemen. As with all previous such initiatives, Kerry’s statement laying out the plan demanded that the Shi’ite Houthis, who the Saudis are fighting, must immediately surrender all territory and unilaterally disarm before being allowed to participate in any talks.
The Saudis attacked Yemen in March of 2015, demanding the Houthis surrender all territory to former President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who lost the capital city to them in a failed military offensive against the Shi’ite north, and subsequently resigned in January.
The US backed the Saudi war, and has been conducting refueling operations for the Saudi warplanes bombing Yemen, which have killed thousands of civilians over the last year and a half, and which are fueling increasing international condemnation.
Though US officials occasionally issue statements urging “all sides” to stop killing civilians, they continue to support the Saudis more or less unconditionally. In the course of Kerry’s comments, he quickly shifted focus away from Yemen and angrily condemning Iran as a “threat to the United States,” comments which always play well to a Saudi audience.
Kerry, shut your war criminal war mouth.
> Kerry’s statement […] demanded that the Shi’ite Houthis, who the Saudis are fighting, must immediately surrender all territory and unilaterally disarm before being allowed to participate in any talks.
I think this guy must have invented “fairness”.
Not only the USA, but Britain too – bombing away on women, children, anyone alive, the more the merrier.
They are doing much more than supplying arms. The Saudis couldn’t do it alone – they are incompetent.
I’m in total agreement with all three who posted comments on this thread; they all nailed it perfectly.
Is John “Lurch” Kerry trying to imitate his predecessor, Killary Rotten Clinton? Sounds like he is. First of all, Lurch has NO right to tell the Shi’ite Houthis anything, much less, to immediately surrender all territory and unilaterally disarm, before being allowed to participate in any negotiations. What he meant by that insane demand is for the Houthis to accept genocide. Lurch is just as evil as his predecessor, without the Satanic screeching and cackling.
The Saudis invaded Yemen, Lurch; so, why aren’t you telling them to return to their country? And, why are you trying so hard to imitate the Hildabeast? Are you that insecure that you need to imitate her so desperately?
A great many Houthis woman and children have already surrendered, they having surrender their life to the finality of death due to jet bombers Made in USA, bombs Made in USA and jet fuel delivered in refuel jets by pilots Made and raised in USA, yet Kerry has no shame.
Such are the Empire builders who function within our make believe government, which begs the question, is not Yemen being bombed by Obama’s command and direction, for no other purpose then Empire expansion?
Texas, New Mexico, Cailfornia, surrender your territories to Mexico, right now!
There. Do I get the job?
Who is K with as he launches into more Orwellian/Goebellsian twisted double talk? The same gruesome suspects. The U.S. supports the Saudi bombings/ murders more, not “more or less.” There is no less about it. Are the american people really so content with their latest toys that they have no care or concern for the people suffering under the heels our boots as well as those of our allies?