Houthi fight extracts heavy cost on Pentagon
BY BRAD DRESS - 03/02/24 6:00 AM ET
The Hill's Headlines - March 1, 2024
More than two months of direct fighting with the Houthis has heavily taxed the U.S. military, which is expending a significant amount of money to take down cheap drones, launch retaliatory strikes and defend against rebels who are, in turn, shooting down pricey American drones.
In most cases, the U.S. is launching $2 million defense missiles to stop $2,000 Houthi drones, a discrepancy that the Yemini rebel group has noted in its statements mocking Washington.
The cost of taking on the Houthis is also becoming more apparent as the defiant fighters show no signs of stopping and could lock the U.S. into a long conflict — and it’s throwing the world into a tough spot.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4501958-houthi-fight-pentagon-cost/
