Reply To: The Yemen
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Not sure if people/countries really care about Venezuela either. The exodus of millions is not receiving the humanitarian attention it deserves.
As for why the US/UK are involving themselves, albeit by proxy, is not for directly capturing resources. Yemen has no significant supply of oil or raw materials. It is the poorest of the Arab states. Apart from the mercenary reason that US/UK can sell weapons to the Saudis and Gulf state, this is a war of gaining political control of the region. Yemen is strategically located. Saudi and the Emirates seek to expand their presence and minimise Iranian influence in the region. As they are the US/UK partners in the area, they are supported diplomatically and logistically and a convenient blind eye turned to their military excesses.
But we are not to assume that the UAE and Saudi Arabia are singing from the same songsheet. They have their own individual interests to promote. See this blog post.
https://socialismoryourmoneyback.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-emirates-in-yemen.html
