Over the weekend, I was once again asking whether or not we had a plan to shut down the Houthi rebels in Yemen and protect shipping in that region. For well over a month, the Iranian-backed terrorists have been hurling drones, rockets, and ballistic missiles at commercial shipping vessels and even American warships without any sign of a counterstrike by the United States. Last night, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin finally stepped forward and announced a new operation to address the matter… sort of. It’s called Operation Prosperity Guardian, which sounds rather impressive, and it involves multiple countries working in cooperation. But a closer look at the details reveals that the proposal leaves much to be desired. (Associated Press)
The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and…
