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Putting the considerations of the State Department aside, the Houthis are a proxy for Iran which US isn't too happy to capitulate to.
by flyinglizard 5y ago
Putting the considerations of the State Department aside, the Houthis are a proxy for Iran which US isn't too happy to capitulate to.
- nradov 5y agoDuring the Obama administration, the US was happy to capitulate to Iraqi militias that were proxies for Iran. And I don't intend that as a criticism, it might have been the least bad option at the time. https://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/islamic-state-obama-militia-ramadi-iran-iraq-118356 https://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/islamic-state-obama-m...