Krauthammer’s Take: Fall of Yemen ‘Bad News’ for U.S., ‘Huge Gain’ for Iran

What comes next in Yemen, the government of which fell this week, is “bad news,” says Charles Krauthammer.

“This is a country that Obama touted as a great success, [but] it all hinged on the government, now destroyed and deposed, a president who was pro-American and supported us in the war against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and allowed the drone war. Well, that’s over, that’s done.”

“Now, it is true,” said Krauthammer, “that the Houthis are against al-Qaeda, but the real issue is that the Houthis are inclined [to], supported by, and in some ways advised by Iran. . . . This is a double attack on us. It’s a loss of an ally against al-Qaeda, and it’s a huge geopolitical gain for Iran extending its influence over Arab states.”