Both the Trump and Obama administrations have advanced two fictions over
the last three years to obscure U.S. complicity in Yemen’s humanitarian
catastrophe. From former Secretary of State John Kerry to his
successor, Rex Tillerson, U.S. officials have insisted “this is not our
war” and emphasize that a political settlement is the only way to end
it. However, U.S. actions – consisting of continuous, unchecked U.S.
political and military support for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), which are leading bombing missions that indiscriminately
target Yemeni civilians already struggling under Houthi rebel rule –
hardly support this position.
