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Home / Houthis / US strikes Houthi rebels in joint Yemen bombing with UK. How close are we to all-out war?
Houthis, Middle East, Yemen

January 12, 2024

US strikes Houthi rebels in joint Yemen bombing with UK. How close are we to all-out war?

“The strikes on the Houthis will not work,” said Benjamin H. Friedman, the policy director at Defense Priorities. “That is, they are very unlikely to stop Houthi attacks on shipping.”

Friedman said the “strikes’ probable failure will invite escalation to more violent means that may also fail.”

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