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What Is The State Of The Current U.S. Role In Yemen?
Published: Friday, November 17, 2017 - 1:02pm
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The United States has a complicated relationship with Yemen, and that is exacerbated by Saudi Arabia’s role in the country.
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution saying that the U.S. shouldn’t be assisting the Saudis in fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The resolution is nonbinding but did pass in a bipartisan fashion on a vote of 366-30.
Katherine Zimmerman is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and research manager for AEI’s Critical Threats Project.