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Which he has - so it must be bad.
President Biden will announce an end to U.S. support for offensive operations in Yemen during an address at the State Department on Wednesday afternoon, national security adviser said at a White House press briefing.
“That is a promise that he made in the campaign that he will be following through on, but he will go further than that,” Sullivan said while previewing Biden's speech. “He will talk about the United States playing a more active and engaged role in the diplomacy to bring an end to the conflict in Yemen, and that will include the naming of a special envoy.”
Biden’s announcement will not affect U.S. military operations against Yemen’s al Qaeda affiliate because those are “actions that we undertake in service of protecting the homeland and protecting American interests in the region and our allies and partners,” Sullivan said.
“It extends to the types of offensive operations that have perpetuated this civil war in Yemen that has led to a humanitarian crisis,” Sullivan said of Biden’s move, specifically pointing to two sales of precision-guided munitions approved by the Trump administration that the Biden administration has announced it is pausing.
The United States has been providing logistics and military support to a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition in Yemen’s civil war, as well as billions of dollars in weapons sales. Last week, the State Department announced it was pausing and reviewing arms sales to the Saudis, as well as to the United Arab Emirates..... read on
Sunni/Shite bullshit. vvvvvvvvvv What's going on there.
