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5/18/23 Erik Sperling on the US Attempt to Keep the War in Yemen Going

Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews

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Saudi Crown Prince Accepts Legitimacy of Houthi Regime Insanah

Houthi cross border attacks coming from Yemen didn't start until about four or five years into the conflict when they realized they had no leverage over Saudi Arabia in the U.S. In exchange, it's very clear they just said, leave Yemen. So essentially the Houthis will say, you know, just you stay out of our country and we will not touch your country. It absolutely could happen. But the U.s. has a whole series of tricks and of messaging lines to try to persuade the Saudis that don't leave this conflict too early after eight years. Keep pushing so that we can weaken the Houthis and force them into a power sharing agreement with that quote unquote

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