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| Houthi fighters take over a cargo ship (Houthi Movement via Getty Images) |
Why the Houthis now rule the Red Sea - America has silently admitted defeat by Malcolm Kyeyune
Excerpt:
This should probably be huge news: one of the most important trade routes in the world is now blocked by a rag-tag group of militants, and the US Navy has thrown its hands up in defeat and sailed away. And yet, we just don’t want to talk about it.
Basically it sounds like tactics and our hide-bound military has yet to adapt. They are rightfully hidebound I might add, I mean it's tradition to be hide-bound, that is, until you start getting your ass kicked by the new kid on the block. I'm sure they will adapt, eventually, hopefully before the collapse of civilization, but whatever.
Malcolm does make the argument that maybe Europe should be doing the heavy lifting here, after all they are the ones being most impacted by these hijackings. Europe might be able to contribute more to this endeavor if they hadn't been listening to the USA telling them to quit buying cheap gas from Russia.
Note - the ship in the picture is RORO - a ship for transporting automobiles. RORO stands for roll on, roll off, and that big thing sticking up on the right rear of the ship is a ramp that folds down to enable cars to be driven on and off of the ship. My main point being that it is NOT the tanker that was recently attacked.
I'm surprised to see the helicopter in the picture. I thought all these hijackings were being done by guys in speedboats.
Houthi hell do they think they are?
ReplyDeleteI don't think "rag-tag group of militants" is an appropriate description of Houthis.
ReplyDeleteThey are organized, well trained, extremely well financed, equipped with high tech weapons as well a low cost drones. Low cost being relative to the cost of defeating them. They have very powerful backers which is why Yemen ceded so much of the country to them.
We could certainly kick their ass but we'd have to invade, boots on the ground. That would be costly in more ways than money, hence not a popular option.
Not talking about it? Houthis attacks aren't being reported? Or are you disappointed more people aren't ragging on the US military for not stopping it.
I'm sure there's a lot of parents, families, of men and women without bone spurs in the US that are quite happy with the status quo.
xoxoxoBruce