article_snippet.sent: The need to protect constitutions and elections is a rather strange message from the representative of an absolute monarchy.
article_snippet.sent: Prevent the rise of any popularly supported government in the region that seeks self-determination.
article_snippet.sent: And the excuse of "resisting Iran's influence," meanwhile, appears to be nothing but sectarian bluster.
article_snippet.sent: True, the Ansarullah movement now benefits from Iranian support.
article_snippet.sent: But it is far from the only group getting help from outside sources in the region.
article_snippet.sent: Although the Houthi movement's rhetoric is unquestionably anti-American, the Houthi movement's rhetoric has not targeted any American interests.
article_snippet.sent: The situation is only likely to deteriorate as the fighting continues.
article_snippet.sent: With this in mind, the Obama administration should work to find an immediate political solution to the conflict, one that can be embraced by the various Yemeni factions.