Flurry of Houthi missiles, drones fired toward Red Sea shipping vessels

[1LoverofGod]

Multiple missiles and drones fired in the direction of commercial vessels in the Red Sea were launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen Tuesday night, the Pentagon said, the latest in a series of such attacks that have been ongoing for months. There were no reports of damage or injury.

Eighteen drones, two-antiship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile that were fired at about 9:15 p.m. local time by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels were successfully shot down, U.S. Central Command reported.

The drones and missiles were shot down by a "combined effort" of fighter jets from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight Eisenhower and the missile destroyers USS Gravely, USS Laboon and USS Mason, along with the United Kingdom's Royal Navy destroyer, the HMS Diamond.

A U.S. official told CBS News it was unclear what exactly the drones and missiles were targeting because there were several commercial ships in the area.

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[Andy C]

Its good that the US Navy is destroying incoming drones and missiles but now its time to go after the source that is firing them.

 

[Greg]

It's way past tine to go after the Houthis. They've basically declared war on the world and have gotten away with it so far, largely due to the weakness of our leadership and its insane policy of appeasing Iran.

 

[Tall Timbers]

Shooting down the missiles while leaving the perps untouched to continue firing them is pathetic, IMO.

 

[Andy C]

Shooting down the missiles while leave the perps untouched to continue firing them is pathetic, IMO.

Maybe we should ask the SecDef what his plans are, but first we have to find him since he was UA for several days.

 

[Andiamo]

It’s like we are the weak skinny kid being bullied. People watch while we hold up our math book to defend ourselves from the punches. Just pathetic!!!!

 

[Margery]

I think Britt Gillette mentioned the cost difference between the cheap Houthi drones and the expensive American weapons to fight the drones instead of using the missiles to eliminate the Houthis using the drones. Long term it’s wasting resources and draining them for no good reason.

 

[Tall Timbers]

I think Britt Gillette mentioned the cost difference between the cheap Houthi drones and the expensive American weapons to fight the drones instead of using the missiles to eliminate the Houthis using the drones. Long term it’s wasting resources and draining them for no good reason.

Yeah, when you use a 1.5 million dollar air to air missile (I don't know what they actually cost) to shoot down a $1000 drone it is a win for the enemy.

 

[Margery]

Yeah, when you use a 1.5 million dollar air to air missile (I don't know what they actually cost) to shoot down a $1000 drone it is a win for the enemy.

When I heard him say it I was shocked and it made sense. That’s not even holding their own, it’s losing finite resources.

Couple that with the looming threat of China, the reality of the constant drain of resources in Iraq and especially the money pit that Ukraine is and this will eventually destroy America by bleeding her dry.