Tracking U.S. Involvement in the War in Yemen

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The role the United States government has played in the war in Yemen is often under-reported or even ignored. But the U.S. has been involved since the beginning, even prior to 2015 when the conflict began, starting with counter-terrorism intervention. 

Today, The Takeaway takes a look back at the U.S. role in the war that has devastated Yemen, leaving 10,000 civilians killed, two million people displaced, 7 million people facing starvation and the International Red Cross estimates 1 million Yemenis may be infected with cholera by 2018. 

Iona Craig, an investigative journalist who has covered the conflict in Yemen extensively, shares the history of U.S. involvement under President Obama to President Trump. 

Adam Johnson, media analyst for Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, a national media watch group, and host of the podcast Citations Needed, has been tracking the media coverage since the Yemeni conflict began. He says that to get a better sense of how the U.S. should be addressing the war in Yemen, Americans should read this 2016 editorial published by The New York Times. 

This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich.