Is it time to, will Biden BOMB Yemen? Should the PENTAGON authorize strikes to deter Houthis from more Red Sea attacks? Biden administration has been reluctant to respond militarily against the
Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in recent weeks for fear of provoking Iran. Should we be concerned if Iran is the sponsor? What is the calculus here? What say you? Darth is distracted?
‘Top Biden administration officials are actively weighing options to strike back at Houthis in Yemen after the Iran-backed group launched new attacks on naval and commercial ships in the Red Sea on Saturday, according to two U.S. officials.
The Pentagon has in recent days moved the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group from the Persian Gulf into the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Yemen, to support a potential U.S. response to attacks, said one of the officials, both of whom were granted anonymity to speak about sensitive plans. The military has also provided options to commanders to strike the Houthis, the official said.
The Biden administration has been reluctant to respond militarily against the Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in recent weeks for fear of provoking Iran, which backs Hamas and Hezbollah in Yemen as well as the Houthis. Previously, the Pentagon had recommended the administration not do so.
But a significant uptick in attacks in recent days could potentially lead top U.S. national security officials to change their calculus.
The destroyer USS Carney, operating in the Red Sea, shot down 14 one-way attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen early Saturday morning. Meanwhile, a British destroyer, the HMS Diamond, which had recently arrived in the region to help protect commercial shipping, also shot down a Houthi drone.
On Friday, a Houthi drone struck the Liberian-flagged Motor Vessel Al Jasrah in the Red Sea, causing a fire. The same day, Houthi forces also launched two ballistic missiles toward the Bab el-Mandeb strait, one of which struck the Liberian-flagged Motor Vessel Palatium 3. U.S. warships responded to the attacks at the time.’
‘The assault has had a significant impact on the commercial market. Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping company, on Friday halted all shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital passageway for cargo and energy shipments traveling between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.’
What do you want, a f@#%ing World War?
If the Biden admin were STUPID enough to do that then Iran and probably also Russia will get involved, and then Israel really will be "turned into glass" (a phrase American warmongers like to say that I'm sure is in your repertoire).
Can't you see what's going on Dr Paul? These pigs, these fascist war mongering pigs have created this strife across the globe and when the population clambers for them to fix it they do by firing up the war machine that fills their collective coffers at Vanguard, State Street, Black Rock et al...
None of this shit was going on when Trump was at the helm... Don't get me wrong though I have my issues with Trump surrounding himself with deep state actors and allowing the warp speed murder of millions.