JOE KENT : Last Troops Out of Iraq: What the US Military Isn't Telling You

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The US “leaves” Iraq again, the Red Sea stays tense, and a lot of people still can’t answer a basic question: who are the Houthis, really? We sit down with Joe Kent, one of the few guests who’s lived the Yemen problem up close, to unpack what most coverage skips: tribal power, terrain, coalition politics, and the very pragmatic incentives that shape Ansar Allah’s decisions. If you’ve been told they’re just an IRGC tool, we challenge that frame and explain what Zaidi identity, Sunni tribal alliances, and narrative control mean on the ground. From there we connect the dots to the bigger regional map. We talk hybrid warfare, drones, ballistic missiles, air defense, and how geography turns the…