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Biden Administration Ends U.S. Support Of Saudi-Led Offensive In Yemen
NPR ^ | February 4, 2021 | MARK KATKOV

Posted on 02/05/2021 6:23:49 AM PST by BeauBo

President Biden announced Thursday that the U.S. will no longer support offensive military operations led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen, reversing a policy started by the Obama administration and continued by the Trump administration...

The administration also named a veteran diplomat, Tim Lenderking, as special envoy for Yemen to pursue a diplomatic solution to the war...

What began as an internal power struggle quickly became a proxy war between Iran and Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which are battling for regional dominance.

(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2020; 2024; arabspring; houthi; iran; islamofascism; islamofascists; kag; maga; presidentbiden; presidentharris; saudiarabia; timlenderking; trump; yemen
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I guess the Biden Admin is squeezing Saudi Arabia, so there will be no Peace Deal with Israel. Separately, the Biden Admin has resumed funding to the Palestinian Authority/PLO.

The "Peace Envoy" will probably recommend lifting sanctions on Iran, in the interest of the Children (insert sympathetic photo here, of a big-eyed child in bandages).

1 posted on 02/05/2021 6:23:49 AM PST by BeauBo
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To: SJackson

Mid-East ping.


2 posted on 02/05/2021 6:24:26 AM PST by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo

Restarting the wars require breaking the peace.


3 posted on 02/05/2021 6:27:13 AM PST by Pete Dovgan
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Just like Obama . . . always choosing to be on the wrong side. They want Iran to be king of the ME hill. . . evil


4 posted on 02/05/2021 6:27:23 AM PST by RatRipper ( Democrats and socialists are vile liars, thieves and murderers - enemies of good and America.)
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To: SJackson


5 posted on 02/05/2021 6:30:15 AM PST by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo

Biden the Russian/Iranian/Chinese agent strikes again. The pattern with Dems is they always talk tough, but always give the store away to the nation’s enemies.


6 posted on 02/05/2021 6:31:11 AM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: BeauBo

Israel is now alone on planet earth. However, they do have the most powerful force in this universe, the LORD Jesus Christ!!! He decides what happens here, not deadhead biden.


7 posted on 02/05/2021 6:33:19 AM PST by RetiredArmy (Free Will. GOD gives you the choice I accept or reject Him! Choose Him. It depends on you.)
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To: BeauBo

Does this mean Biden won’t be bowing to the Saudi king?


8 posted on 02/05/2021 6:35:55 AM PST by Daveinyork
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Meanwhile Iran is within weeks of producing a nuclear weapon and Israel is preparing to attack Iran alone.


9 posted on 02/05/2021 6:36:10 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Of course...enabling the Iranians as always...


10 posted on 02/05/2021 6:46:59 AM PST by TnTnTn
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To: BeauBo

The democrats show anti-Israel side through Biden in this move. Biden already showed an anti-Israel side during his campaign. Looks like most democratic voters are anti-semitic also. I think you will see some of the peace moves President Trump made will be melted away with the democrats in power in Washington.


11 posted on 02/05/2021 6:51:02 AM PST by maxwellsmart_agent (EQ)
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“Does this mean Biden won’t be bowing to the Saudi king?”

Probably planning his assassination, to get a new King in there, that he will be happy to bow to. One that also obeys China’s communist Party.


12 posted on 02/05/2021 6:56:10 AM PST by BeauBo
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When do the advisors whisper the secret word to Bidet:

Petro-dollar.

(Translation—be _very_ nice to the Saudis or the US dollar crashes into the dustbin of history. If the Saudis and others refuse to accept dollar payments for oil the US currency will be crushed.)


13 posted on 02/05/2021 7:00:09 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it.)
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Understandable. The Saudis have an 1,100 mile wall on their border with Yemen, that's nasty to Biden. The good news, now residents of Yemen can come straight to the US, with no knowledge of their background.

14 posted on 02/05/2021 7:49:15 AM PST by SJackson (If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun...folks in Philly like a good brawl, BH Obama)
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To: BeauBo

This is horrible.

This is a very bad move.


15 posted on 02/05/2021 8:11:20 AM PST by Red6
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This bunch (Biden Administration) with Kerry at the lead in Foreign Policy are at best naïve ideology driven idiots or at worst just evil. Their actions WILL drive a ME nuclear arms race that WILL eventually end up in a nuclear exchange that could (I give it a 50/50 chance) draw in China and / or Russia or more. Anyone who believes negotiations and treaties can stop this are dangerous fools (at best.)

I don’t much like the Saudis or propping them up, but it is the “least awful” choice.


16 posted on 02/05/2021 8:15:41 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: BeauBo

Send Kerry over, he’ll get a good war started.


17 posted on 02/05/2021 8:16:12 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: BeauBo

Putin and Iran are happy.


18 posted on 02/05/2021 8:43:10 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: cgbg

We don’t need no Petro-dollars!
We’re going to drive Electric cars!

Take those petro-dollars, exchange them for Euros, and give it all to Iran so they won’t nuke us.

It’s going to be like the Barbary Coast— but in the sky.


19 posted on 02/05/2021 8:46:57 AM PST by tsomer
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To: 1Old Pro

Didn’t he serve in Vietnam?
I mean, I’d heard a rumour.


20 posted on 02/05/2021 8:48:22 AM PST by SantosLHalper (Eat some bacon.No, I got no idea if it'll make you feel better, I just made too much bacon.")
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