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U.S. progress against resilient Houthi militants remains murky
The Trump administration is “not sharing a lot of information in the sense of even after-action reports,” said Ben Friedman, policy director of Defense Priorities, a Washington think tank that’s skeptical about the use of force. “The administration is conflating violence with success. They’re talking about bombing buildings, collapsing buildings, as if that were a victory. The tactical effect is not particularly meaningful.”
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