Joseph L. Votel
Former Commander of United States Central Command and a Distinguished Fellow in National Security at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC.

Why the United States Had to Strike Yemen 

Last Thursday, military forces from the United States and the United Kingdom struck nearly thirty different locations across Western Yemen to degrade Houthi military capabilities and dissuade the rebel group from further attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. It will take a bit more time to…