LewRockwell Last week President Biden was asked by a reporter about US attacks on Yemen:
Reporter: “Are the airstrikes in Yemen working?”
Biden: “Well, when you say working, are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they gonna continue? Yes.”
The exchange perfectly defines the Biden Administration’s foreign policy: “Is our policy working? No. But keep it up, man!”
What is that old saying about the definition of insanity?
At least six rounds of US airstrikes have failed to intimidate the Houthis in Yemen, who have – contrary to the mainstream media – not announced a blockade of the Red Sea but merely interdiction of ships going to and from Israeli ports in response to Israel’s ongoing slaughter in Gaza. To date, the Houthis have neither killed anyone nor have they sunk a single tanker.
Their intent seems to be to raise the cost of shipping in the region, thus far with great success.
Several shipping companies – COSCO, Shell, and others (“The Danish shipping giant Maersk, German company Hapag-Lloyd, and French company CMA CGM have also suspended Red Sea transits.”) – have halted all operations to and from Israeli ports due to the risks imposed by the Houthis in the region. One Israeli port has seen an 85 percent drop in economic activity since the Houthis announced their policy.
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