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The US & UK Attacks On The Houthis Won’t Work
At least, not the way you think they will.
For a while now, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have been attacking ships bound for Israel via the Suez Canal in an attempt to scupper, as they see it, Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip. But, this has caused economic damage to not just Israel but many Western nations that supply and support it, as their ships are valid targets for the Houthis. As such, it should be of no surprise that the US and UK have used brute force to solve this problem and carried out counterstrike bombing raids and missile attacks on the Houthis. But this situation is far more complex than that, and these strikes simply won’t work. Let me explain.
Let’s start with the Houthis attacks’ impact on the US and UK. The Suez Canal is critical for shipping many essential resources from Asia to Europe and Eastern North America, significantly reducing the distance it needs to travel. As Yemen sits at the opening of the Red Sea, which leads to the Suez Canal, they have massive strategic control over this pinch point, meaning even a minor threat from them can massively impact the West’s global trade.
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