This counterterrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out [the Islamic State] wherever they exist, using our air power and our support for partner forces on the ground. This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years.
Little more than a half a year ago, the president claimed success, if not victory for the policy above. The Neutralist need not be mean in pointing out this, like almost all of the policies of the current and prior administrations, has come a cropper.
There is no lack of outlets who have talking heads and scribblers discussing the great disaster that is the rise of the Houthis. After all, we now can't run that vastly successful, game changing drone war.
None of the pundits is suggesting we say au revoir and bring it all home to pursue a neutralist foreign policy.
As usual, the best commentary is over at Sic Semper Tyrannis. Col. Lang and his Committee of Correspondence are discussing the question at length.
In a departure from the demonization, Col. Lang has opined,
IMO the Houthis are the natural allies of the United States in the world wide war against Sunni jihadism. The United States seems blind to that, blinded by its own delusions concerning the "evolution" of history and the dust thrown in US eyes by the Saudis who fear all things Yemeni.If the Neutralist stopped being the Neutralist and were elected Commander of the Unfaithful (i.e. POTUS) and wanted to pursue a workable policy, he would appoint Col. Lang to run it. Alas, it would be just a moment, not matter how effective and he and the Col. would be gone in the blink of an eye.
I truly wish a man as wise as the Colonel and his associates would give over and support neutralism. Anything else is at best an interlude on the road to a bad end.
