President Biden ordered strikes in Yemen and Iraq without consulting Congress or anyone else.
The anti-Houthi action followed Biden's strikes against Iranian-backed militants in Iraq, retaliating for recent attacks that severely injured three American soldiers.
The rush for the last planes was an expected unexpected event. Yet the Biden administration did not quietly start the evacuation in February with high-value personnel, nor did it negotiate ahead of time for third-country landing rights.
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