Fierce Quote by Safa Al Ahmad

The Saudis and Emiratis blame all of this on Iran. I think they’d have to grant, that as has been said, that the Houthis…

— Elliott Abrams

Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

— Bernie Sanders

The ironic factor that is between the Houthis and al-Qaida, that is, they both have strong anti-American sentiment. For example, the slogan of the…

— Safa Al Ahmad

The international community should pressure Iran to get the Houthis to agree to some peaceful understanding in Yemen. But at the same time, Saudi…

— Jamal Khashoggi

Over the last few years they have done a superb job in their fight against al-Qaida. As you may recall, our embassy in Jedda…

— David Petraeus

There's an unintended consequence when it comes to drone attacks in Yemen. Yeah, you take out the al-Qaida stronghold, but you also wipe out…

— Gary Johnson

When Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen erupted in March 2015, there was widespread Saudi popular support for it - including by me.

— Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia isn't the enemy, but it is a problem. It could make so much positive difference in the Islamic world if it used…

— Nicholas Kristof

The death of Yemeni strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh shows that Saudi Arabia is paying for its betrayal of the Arab spring in Yemen in 2011.

— Jamal Khashoggi

This week, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seized control of the Yemeni government, heretofore pro-American. In September, they overran Sanaa, the capital. On Tuesday, they seized…

— Charles Krauthammer

“He found a job as an independent contract and business negotiator for a number of well-to-do Saudi families of Yemeni extraction, including the powerful…

— Kamal Al-Solaylee

Even the Interior Ministry in Riyadh was hit. Since then, the Saudis have employed a very intelligent and comprehensive approach to counter al-Qaida, including…

— David Petraeus