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You have to understand the US position and the assistance the US provided first and then this question makes less sense. We ran their airborne refueling ops us

You have to understand the US position and the assistance the US provided first and then this question makes less sense. We ran their airborne refueling ops used in many of the strikes for years for a start. No opinion of this being good or bad is made with this comment

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> have to understand the US position America didn’t want the war in Yemen. We’re trying to pivot to Asia. We can’t tell Riyadh what to do because they still influence oil prices and have been cozying up to China.
- jmyeet 3y ago
  America doesn't care about the war in Yemen. The US props up the Saudi regime with economic and military aid. Of course, it does this for its own foreign policy reasons. But basically the Saudi regime cannot survive without US support. The US protects the Persian Gulf, the Straits of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. That's why the US could've ended the war with Yemen with a phone call. All it takes is the threat of ending sanctions on Iran (which should end anyway). Same with Venezuela. This isn't the 1970s. The US is now a net oil exporter [1] and the largest single oil-producing country by far [2]. [1]: https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/article/14291427/eia-us-to-remain-net-exporter-of-petroleum-products-through-2050 https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/artic... [2]: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=709 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=709
- whatwhaaaaat 3y ago
  That is a strange statement given the significant us participation in the war. Let me guess - You also don’t consider the current government “Yemen” but rather a rebel group fighting the true government of Yemen that just happens to control only uninhabitable mountains.
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > given the significant us participation in the war We supported the KSA. We didn’t like the war, broadly, though we also didn’t oppose it. > don’t consider the current government “Yemen” No, the Houthis govern Yemen. The problem is they don’t control either it nor the militias firing rockets. That makes them less relevant to the present problem. (Put another way, threatening or negotiating with the Houthis doesn’t solve the problem.)

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> have to understand the US position America didn’t want the war in Yemen. We’re trying to pivot to Asia. We can’t tell Riyadh what to do because they still influence oil prices and have been cozying up to China.

jmyeet 3y ago
America doesn't care about the war in Yemen. The US props up the Saudi regime with economic and military aid. Of course, it does this for its own foreign policy reasons. But basically the Saudi regime cannot survive without US support. The US protects the Persian Gulf, the Straits of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. That's why the US could've ended the war with Yemen with a phone call. All it takes is the threat of ending sanctions on Iran (which should end anyway). Same with Venezuela. This isn't the 1970s. The US is now a net oil exporter [1] and the largest single oil-producing country by far [2]. [1]: https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/article/14291427/eia-us-to-remain-net-exporter-of-petroleum-products-through-2050 https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/economics-markets/artic... [2]: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=709 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=709
whatwhaaaaat 3y ago
That is a strange statement given the significant us participation in the war. Let me guess - You also don’t consider the current government “Yemen” but rather a rebel group fighting the true government of Yemen that just happens to control only uninhabitable mountains.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > given the significant us participation in the war We supported the KSA. We didn’t like the war, broadly, though we also didn’t oppose it. > don’t consider the current government “Yemen” No, the Houthis govern Yemen. The problem is they don’t control either it nor the militias firing rockets. That makes them less relevant to the present problem. (Put another way, threatening or negotiating with the Houthis doesn’t solve the problem.)