Joe Biden’s Air Strikes on Yemen Are Reckless and Wrong

On January 11, after weeks of procrastination, US and UK forces launched a series of more than sixty air strikes against positions of the Ansar Allah movement, known as the Huthis, in Yemen. Officially intended to deter the Huthis from continuing their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, these and subsequent US strikes are a significant escalation in the current Middle East crisis, centered on Israel’s genocidal attacks on Gaza and its population.

Initially described as “one-off,” the strikes have been taking place almost daily and will continue. The US and UK governments claim...