Huffington Post: “President Joe Biden will soon fulfill one of his top foreign policy campaign promises by ending U.S. offensive support for a brutal Saudi Arabia-led military coalition in Yemen, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday. Biden will make his own announcement later in the day, Sullivan said.”
“The shift has huge implications for millions of people in Yemen, where the Saudis and their partners – primarily the United Arab Emirates – have killed tens of thousands of civilians with American backing since the Saudi-led coalition began its intervention in 2015. Then-President Barack Obama greenlit U.S. assistance to the coalition in its fight against a militia backed by the Saudis’ regional rival, Iran. He continued that approach despite growing evidence that it involved war crimes and complaints from Democratic lawmakers. Under President Donald Trump, Congress repeatedly passed bipartisan legislation to end the policy, but Trump vetoed it as he cultivated close ties with the Saudis and Emiratis.”