Muted US response to new Houthi strike after lull contrasts with previous firepower display

[rangerrebew]

Muted US response to new Houthi strike after lull contrasts with previous firepower display
By LARA KORTE STARS AND STRIPES •
July 9, 2025

The U.S. military spent hundreds of millions of dollars earlier this year in a six-week barrage intended to stop the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen from targeting ships in the Red Sea. Now, just two months after President Donald Trump received assurances “that they wouldn’t be shooting at ships anymore,” it appears the Houthis are back at it.

They claimed responsibility for an attack Sunday on a bulk carrier that eventually sank, and they are being blamed by the U.S. and European Union for another on a cargo ship the following day. That attack killed at least three mariners and wounded two others, The Associated Press reported.

The renewed attacks come as the U.S. tries to broker an end to the war between Israel and Hamas while also reopening diplomatic talks with Iran.

Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2025-07-09/houthi-attacks-resume-18382198.html
Source - Stars and Stripes

[rangerrebew]

The US can't go around blowing 50 foot craters in the Middle East somewhere every time a terror group does something.  I hope the US have more sinister plans for the Houthis that will really make them think twice about sinking ships.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Draw them out into the open where they are easier to find and kill.

Like Hamas, Houthis have money for missiles, but no money for food to feed their people.