White House: Houthis to Blame for Continuation of Yemen War

Seven years into the Saudi-led invasion of Yemen, the White House has made an assessment on ceasefire efforts, saying the lack of progress is totally not Saudi Arabia’s fault. Instead, the US is blaming the Houthis.

The White House’s Brett McGurk argues it “takes two to get to a ceasefire,” and that the Saudis have been supporting UN initiatives, saying its up to the Houthis to go along.

Praising the primary belligerent, a US ally who is buying billions of dollars in US arms for this specific war, while blaming the other side, is somewhat a predictable reaction. Doing so with the Biden Administration insisting they want out of the Yemen War, however, raises a few questions about where the US is actually going.