Comments on: Yemen: Iran v the US Intramurals https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/yemen-iran-v-the-us-intramurals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yemen-iran-v-the-us-intramurals 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 By: Raj Bala https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/yemen-iran-v-the-us-intramurals/#comment-2010 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:33:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4145#comment-2010 This article challenges the extent of the Iranian influence in Yemen. It also suggests that oversimplification of the conflict as being a Sunni vs. Shia grudge match is disingenuous because of non-trivial differences between Zaidis and Iranian Shias.

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/04/who-are-yemen-houthis/390111/

Also, have you seen the Frontline documentary entited “The Fight for Yemen?” It’s superb.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/frontline-fight-for-yemen/

]]> By: JLM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/yemen-iran-v-the-us-intramurals/#comment-1992 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:06:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=4145#comment-1992 .

Yemen is an intramural contest between the US (Saudi Arabia) and Iran (the Houthis).

http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/yemen-iran-v-the-us-intramurals/

Stay tuned as it gets ugly on an ape.

BRC

http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

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