The US risks joining a long list of powers that tried and failed to stop the Houthis

Wed, 02/07/2024 - 18:36

U.S. Central Command forces, alongside UK Armed Forces and with the support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen, on February 4, 2024.
US Central Command

Trying to defeat this tribal movement could be a nightmare for the US, as Egypt learned.
70,000 Egyptian soldiers and relentless bombing failed to suppress the Houthis in the 1960s.
The Houthi's supporters then, including the UK and Israel, are now its enemies.

As the Houthis in Yemen continue to attack international shipping, and the US and its allies respond with airstrikes, there are calls in the West for more forceful military action.