Foreign Policy: “The Biden administration entrenches an extremist Houthi terrorist regime in Yemen
English - Saturday 24 April 2021 الساعة 08:42 pm
NewsYemen, Special translation:
The report of the American Foreign Policy magazine said, "The Biden administration may find itself close to facing at least two major disasters in the Middle East, unless it adopts a cautious approach in its policies."
The report, written by John Hana, National Security Adviser to former US Vice President Dick Cheney, said, "The first catastrophe is the permanent entrenchment of an extremist, ideological, terrorist, Iranian-backed Houthi regime in Yemen that is - a version completely similar to Hezbollah in the Arabian Peninsula - that is armed. Even the nucleus, with long-range precision weapons capable of targeting US partners and interests throughout the region. "
"The drone strikes and ballistic missiles fired at targets across Saudi Arabia are only the latest reminder of how bad things are," he said.
As for the second disaster - the report says - it is the complete collapse of the position of the United States and NATO in Afghanistan and the return of the Taliban to power, who are still allied with the Al Qaeda terrorists who helped Osama bin Laden carry out the September 11 attacks.
He pointed out that "President Biden did not create the very bad conditions that the United States is facing now in Yemen and Afghanistan. They have been around for years. However, the policies pursued by his administration in the first two and a half months in office have worsened the already bad situations."
He added, it is also clear that "if the scope and consequences of these impending defeats of US policy are fully realized, Biden will inevitably be burdened with the bulk of the blame."
"The folly committed by the United States in Yemen is the most obvious. The administration entered the position (the Biden administration) in a state of high moral deception, intent on punishing the Saudis for their many sins, including their brutal and ineffective pursuit of the war against the Houthis," he said.
He explained, "Arms sales to the Kingdom were immediately suspended. All support for offensive military operations to Saudi Arabia was stopped. The Trump administration's decision to designate the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization was reversed at the last moment."
“What happened next should not come as a surprise - at least not to anyone who has spent more than five minutes analyzing who was on the other side of the Yemeni conflict (a murderous gang of extremist ideologists in a deep relationship with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) and is determined to The occupation of most of Yemen is in service of their slogan imported from Tehran (the Scream).
He warned that the most likely response to the US decision to pull the rug from under the Saudi war effort would be a dangerous escalation of the Houthi military campaign.
He continued, "The relentless acceleration of missile, drone and ballistic missile attacks against Saudi cities, airports and important oil infrastructure was astonishing in its scope and boldness, as it was coupled with the increase in the Houthi’s long-term efforts to seize the strategic city of Marib, the last foothold for the recognized government of nations. The United and Saudi-backed state in north-central Yemen is the site of the largest oil and gas fields in the country. "
Foreign Policy asked: "Does the Biden administration realize that if the Houthis succeeded, the seven-year effort to prevent the consolidation of an extremist revolutionary regime similar to Hezbollah across northern Yemen, adjacent to the Red Sea and the Saudi border, will actually end?"
She added, "It seems that the Biden administration was surprised that a group of extremists supported by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard ended up interpreting Biden's promise to" re-evaluate "relations with Riyadh as an open invitation to press the military advantage instead of laying down their arms.
On more than one occasion, American officials have expressed their "concern" that peace gestures in good faith to end the war have led to a major escalation in Houthi attacks in Yemen and the Kingdom. Administration spokespersons have faithfully condemned every new Houthi attack, and have repeatedly emphasized their commitment to helping Saudi Arabia. In protecting its territory from attacks, they pledged "We will not allow the kingdom to be vulnerable to targeting."
Foreign Policy magazine said, "The unfortunate fact is that the policies of the new American administration, understood by the Houthis and their Iranian backers, are not as a sign of American goodwill but rather as an indicator of weakness and retreat, which has certainly exacerbated the direct threats facing one of Washington's oldest and most important partners in the Middle East." .
And it considered that this is not a good view for a great power that relies on its global alliances as a major source of power in its intense competition against rising China and retaliatory Russia, and where the credibility of the United States' commitment is the required currency in the world.
The report described Biden officials ’talk of their intention to help defend Saudi territory from Houthi attacks with missiles and drones in empty words, especially when Washington cut at the same time all aid, including precision-guided munitions, and intelligence operations, for some kind of military action. The aggressive Saudi Arabia in Yemen, which is necessary to suppress these attacks.
It may be that refusal to provide Saudi Arabia with the weapons it needs to stop targeting its cities and infrastructure is what can be relied upon to obtain reliable American support in the Progressive Rally of the Democratic Party. But for the Saudis and many other countries that have tied their security to the Washington carriage,
Through thick and thin, it undoubtedly looks more like abandonment - if not betrayal. It says "Foreign Policy."
It stressed the Biden team to take important corrective measures, including canceling the suspension of US arms shipments and mobilizing a strong international effort to stop the flow of Iranian weapons to the Houthis.
John Hana, the national security advisor to former US Vice President Dick Cheney, concluded: “In both Yemen and Afghanistan, the Biden administration is taking great risks - not only that staunchly anti-American forces will score victories in areas where important US interests are at stake. ", But it will be seen as having done so as an immediate result of Biden's decisions to leave old partners in trouble. Its devastating effects are very difficult to shake off."
