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In its attacks on Houthis, the United States is missing the Russian connection

The statement by US President Donald Trump that Iran would be held responsible for continued attacks by the Yemeni Houthi movement on shipping in the Red Sea sharply raises the temperature in the ongoing escalation between US forces and the Yemeni Shi’ite Islamist movement in that area.

“Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, and IRAN will be held responsible, and suffer the consequences,” read the president’s message.

In a speech on Sunday, meanwhile, Houthi leader Abd al-Malik al Houthi vowed to “respond to the American enemy in its raids, in its attacks, with missile strikes, by targeting its aircraft carrier, its warships, its ships.” He added that “We also still have escalation options. If it continues its aggression, we will move to additional escalation options,” according to a report by the Associated Press.

An interesting and less discussed aspect of the Houthis’s network of alliances is their deepening relationship with Russia. Already a year ago, US officials revealed that operatives of Russian military intelligence were present in Sana’a, advising the Shi’ite Islamist group.

The March 5 US Treasury Department statement announcing action against seven high-ranking Houthi members referenced the burgeoning Moscow-Sana’a relationship, noting: “These individuals have smuggled military-grade items and weapon systems into Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and also negotiated Houthi weapons procurements from Russia.

“The Office of Foreign Assets Control is also designating one Houthi-affiliated operative and his company that have recruited Yemeni civilians to fight on behalf of Russia in Ukraine and generated revenue to support the Houthis’s militant operations.”

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I just watched a replay and analysis of the latest raid by EA18 Growlers and F35s. Apparently the Growlers vaporized multiple Houthi anti-aircraft sites before they were even aware they were targeted and then --through a series of bunker buster smart bombs dropped in succession, each successive bomb dropped in the same hole and thus going deeper than the previous bombs-- the F35s literally blew the tops off two huge mountains buried in which were the main Houthi big missile launchers. The Houthis never knew what hit them. Too late for them to appreciate, they were shown to be kids with popguns fighting an enemy advanced beyond their ability to comprehend. They are totally outclassed. And now B2s have been sent to Diego Garcia. For a fact Hell is raining down on them and will get far, far worse. Without any real protection the Houthis will be decimated, if not completely annihilated.
 
I just watched a replay and analysis of the latest raid by EA18 Growlers and F35s. Apparently the Growlers vaporized multiple Houthi anti-aircraft sites before they were even aware they were targeted and then --through a series of bunker buster smart bombs dropped in succession, each successive bomb dropped in the same hole and thus going deeper than the previous bombs-- the F35s literally blew the tops off two huge mountains buried in which were the main Houthi big missile launchers. The Houthis never knew what hit them. Too late for them to appreciate, they were shown to be kids with popguns fighting an enemy advanced beyond their ability to comprehend. They are totally outclassed. And now B2s have been sent to Diego Garcia. For a fact Hell is raining down on them and will get far, far worse. Without any real protection the Houthis will be decimated, if not completely annihilated.
i guess they'll now be referred to as the "WHo-this?" LOL , sorry i've gone wayy overboard on the caffeine and sugar this morning
 
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