Comment: It is hard not see to see Biden’s policy as very high risk. Where the upsdie is. Biden has handed a dovish policy where the incentives are unclear. Asking Iran, Hezbollah & Houthi rebels to sign up and move away from the spoils of war & potential Islamic state capture.
"On Thursday, President Biden pledged to intensify diplomatic efforts to halt the fighting and named a new special envoy to the country." And where does that leave Brit, the UNs special envoy to #Yemen, Martin Griffiths, and the UK government, who have failed catastrophically? https://t.co/UnJkkae6Sd
I met Iranian parliamentary delegations on several occasions. Hand picked regime foot soldiers, the Iranian MPs seem to have little intention of being part of a wider global community. Uber nationalism, Iranian expansionism and regime insurance the goals. Dreadful regime. https://t.co/xNDeRAm9UG
With @POTUS dictating foreign policy where does that leave the UNs lead nation, the UK? Raab has not responded. Any concerns risk highlighting the UKs failures on peace process over the last 6 years. Biden’s foreign policy must tackle the underlying causes of #Yemen’s crisis.
Real gamble by @POTUS to decriminalise Iranian backed Houthi’s extremist rebels in #Yemen. If the rebels (as they have done) don’t concede to a failed peace process, where does that leave Yemen & Biden (Hezbollah dependent on Yemen funding and Iran’s expansionist foreign policy)?
@HenryPricejr @OwenJones84 Blue Labour, Neo Liberal get called all sorts of names depending on where your extreme political views are.
Shocking. Iranian backed rebels lay as many mines as there are people. https://t.co/jNiOhbFf8p
@Dr_E_Kendall ... not only the underlying causes but diminishing the gains from war you will never have the conditions for peace.
@Dr_E_Kendall ... based violence. Ends corruption and permits the free flow of aid (and medicines). But most importantly stabilises and strengthens the currency lowering food prices for all 27m. I share your view that there is no thoughtful analysis of Yemen and therefore without addressing..
@Dr_E_Kendall .. the southern Saudi border and ‘locking in’ the Houthis into the unwinnable mountain region. Strangling the supply of Iranian missiles. From that reset, and those victories, to offer and negotiate peace in good faith. A meaningful peace that ends child soldiers and gender..