Trump’s ISRAEL FIRST Flip-Flop On Attacking Yemen! (Jimmy Dore)

President Trump has taken decisive military action in Yemen, ordering airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels on March 15, 2025. This action represents a significant flip-flop from when, as a presidential candidate, Trump railed against the Biden administration for bombing the Houthis instead of talking to them.

Jimmy discusses the strikes, the largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since Trump took office and which came after a period of relative quiet in the region.



Excellent rant from Dore against Trump's actions in Yemen. This is very unlike Trump's first run in office where he was reluctant to bomb anyone. Is he simply pandering to the Israelis or is there more going on here? It looks like pandering.

The issue with attacking the Houthis is very much tied with making threats towards Iran. This is what this is about. The threats against Iran are to make sure they don't have nuclear weapons, or facilities(?). The Israelis are now extremely paranoid after Iran proved they could strike them with ballistic missiles after fighting broke out in Lebanon and Gaza.  

The crime when it comes to the US vs Yemen is that people have been unnecessarily killed, and it should not have happened. The voters did not vote for this ! It's one thing to talk tough about defending Israel, to prove one's loyalty to the blackmailers and lobbyists, and another thing to go ahead with this over the top bombing. Iran should be looked at separately, but by turning this into a hot conflict, directly involving the US, more leverage is generated when it comes to making any deal. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, March 22, 2025.]