Posted on Dec 5, 2023
After Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, fears of a wider Middle East conflict grow
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Since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out in Gaza in October, some have been warning that the localized fighting could erupt into a regional conflict.
Those warnings came when Hezbollah vollied rockets into Israel from across the border in Lebanon and as the U.S. sent two aircraft carriers and supporting ships to the region.
And they came again on Sunday when Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked commercial vessels in the Red Sea in an incident that also involved a U.S. warship on patrol in the area.
U.S. Central Command said the Houthis attacked three ships over several hours using ballistic missiles and drones, several of which American forces shot down.
Since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out in Gaza in October, some have been warning that the localized fighting could erupt into a regional conflict.
Those warnings came when Hezbollah vollied rockets into Israel from across the border in Lebanon and as the U.S. sent two aircraft carriers and supporting ships to the region.
And they came again on Sunday when Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked commercial vessels in the Red Sea in an incident that also involved a U.S. warship on patrol in the area.
U.S. Central Command said the Houthis attacked three ships over several hours using ballistic missiles and drones, several of which American forces shot down.
After Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, fears of a wider Middle East conflict grow
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Mr. Magu lead from the rear. President Biden is fully responsible for not counter attacking from the get-go. 75 attacks. And we barely killed five terrorist?
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Retired military brass on Fox news say that President Biden his residence because he's still stupid and thinks he can make a nuclear deal with iran who probably already has five nuclear warheads already.
I know had this Ben Jimmy Carter or JFK, we would have already wiped them out. President Biden Is unfit to make a good decision on foreign policy.
Brokeback Biden emboldens our enemies to strike us Like how the Iranian- backed Houthis are striking us now.. And yet he still is stupid and says. Climate change is the biggest or that the climate change or climate emergency is bigger than anything else in this world.
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General Jack Keene and o
Retired military brass on Fox news say that President Biden his residence because he's still stupid and thinks he can make a nuclear deal with iran who probably already has five nuclear warheads already.
I know had this Ben Jimmy Carter or JFK, we would have already wiped them out. President Biden Is unfit to make a good decision on foreign policy.
Brokeback Biden emboldens our enemies to strike us Like how the Iranian- backed Houthis are striking us now.. And yet he still is stupid and says. Climate change is the biggest or that the climate change or climate emergency is bigger than anything else in this world.
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The only ones expanding the attacks are the exporters of terrorism. That's Iran, and their proxies hamas, hezbollah, and the houthis. If they stopped, every one else would too.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Will the Red Sea attacks erupt into a broader conflict?
This is not the first time the Houthis have targeted ships — including U.S. naval vessels — in the Red Sea off the country's western coast.
In 2016, missiles were fired from coastal Yemen toward a U.S. Navy destroyer twice in four days. The U.S. responded by firing missiles at three radar installations in Houthi territory.
Juneau said the Houthis didn't target American vessels again for several years, but it's unclear if a similar U.S. response today would have the same deterrent effect.
"It will be much more difficult to do that today than in 2016, because the Houthis are far more powerful now than they were before and they feel much more emboldened," he said.
The Houthis have also fired missiles directly at Israel before, but in one such attack last month Israel's military stopped it with its air defenses.
Going after commercial ships also gives the Houthis leverage, Juneau added, to negotiate with impacted nations and raise the ambitious militia group's international profile.
Last month, Japan announced it was approaching the group for talks after a Japanese-operated cargo ship was hijacked in the Red Sea.
"That's exactly what the Houthis want," Juneau said. "By forcing the Japanese government — which is a very important G7 country and so on — to deal with them directly, they are looking for recognition, at least de facto, of their status as the governing authority inside Yemen."
..."Will the Red Sea attacks erupt into a broader conflict?
This is not the first time the Houthis have targeted ships — including U.S. naval vessels — in the Red Sea off the country's western coast.
In 2016, missiles were fired from coastal Yemen toward a U.S. Navy destroyer twice in four days. The U.S. responded by firing missiles at three radar installations in Houthi territory.
Juneau said the Houthis didn't target American vessels again for several years, but it's unclear if a similar U.S. response today would have the same deterrent effect.
"It will be much more difficult to do that today than in 2016, because the Houthis are far more powerful now than they were before and they feel much more emboldened," he said.
The Houthis have also fired missiles directly at Israel before, but in one such attack last month Israel's military stopped it with its air defenses.
Going after commercial ships also gives the Houthis leverage, Juneau added, to negotiate with impacted nations and raise the ambitious militia group's international profile.
Last month, Japan announced it was approaching the group for talks after a Japanese-operated cargo ship was hijacked in the Red Sea.
"That's exactly what the Houthis want," Juneau said. "By forcing the Japanese government — which is a very important G7 country and so on — to deal with them directly, they are looking for recognition, at least de facto, of their status as the governing authority inside Yemen."
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Poor leadership at the top of our chain of command. Limited airstrikes against unimportant "Targets". Licking our wounds and letting terrorists off with a warning. Pretty pathetic.
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