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It's a national embarrassment that they were able to deny passage as long and as effectively as they did.
by wumeow 2y ago
It's a national embarrassment that they were able to deny passage as long and as effectively as they did.
- Qem 2y ago[flagged]
- sillywalk 2y agoI don't think it's an embarrassment, I think it's just a reflection of the limits of bombing and US power projection. The Houthis survived being bombed by the Saudi's with US & UK support for years. A few more air strikes and cruise missiles were unlikely to stop them. The US alone has expended hundreds of missiles. "That includes the firing of 120 SM-2 missiles, 80 SM-6 missiles, 160 rounds from destroyers and cruisers’ five-inch main guns, as well as a combined 20 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) and SM-3 missiles."[0] and 135[1] Tomahawk cruise missiles. Aside from the cost, replacing these munitions will take years. Barring an actual invasion and occupation of Yemen, it's not clear what the US & allies could realistically expect to achieve. [0] https://www.twz.com/news-features/navy-just-disclosed-how-many-of-each-of-its-surface-to-air-missiles-it-fired-during-red-sea-fight https://www.twz.com/news-features/navy-just-disclosed-how-ma... [1] https://www.twz.com/news-features/770-weapons-expended-by-eisenhower-carrier-strike-group-on-historic-red-sea-deployment https://www.twz.com/news-features/770-weapons-expended-by-ei...