US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has set a countdown to peace talks in Yemen. But Yemen observers think the call for negotiations is more about appeasing critics of US support for Saudi Arabia, which has been accused of killing thousands of innocent people in Yemen. Host Marco Werman speaks with Peter Salisbury, a senior consulting fellow at London’s Chatham House and a consultant to International Crisis Group.
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