This article discusses that the lack of information or better yet, mis-information that is provided to Americans by the Trump administration on involvement in Yemen. Since late 2017 soldiers have been on the Saudi border with Yemen.Soldiers are helping find and destroy missiles and launch sites of the Houthi rebels.This contradicts the Pentagon statements which states that actions of involvement are exclusive to aircraft refueling and and logistics and intelligence. The article also highlights how American troops are fighting extremists groups in over 14 countries yet the Houthis pose no actual threat to the United States.This observation truly reiterates the question of why are American troops in Yemen.Originally following 9/11, troops were deployed to Yemen to fight Al-Quedas forces. Now having these soldiers fight for a different purpose, it is important to highlight the fact that congress never officially approved for American troops to be militarily involved in the civil war between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia.President Trump himself does not frequently discuss military operations to the public and has not voiced a strategy that works towards the antiterrorism campaign.
Despite the horrific detriments that the war has already caused on the region and its people,Saudi Arabia's new rising leader Prince Mohammed bin Salman seems adamant about achieving a military victory.At this point the primary sense of hope to ending the violence of fighting and killing is a peace agreement. To reiterate the question of why the administration would mis-lead American people of troops in Yemen is relatively clear. It would not make much sense to reveal the truth of involvement in Yemen when the involvement was near truly made official for the current purpose of which they are now fighting for. In addition the re
levance as to why troops are fighting in Yemen still has yet to be made clear.
Source:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/03/opinion/american-troops-yemen.html
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