U.S. and British officials maintain that their attacks target “Houthi” military positions – ammunition stores and missile launch sites, but the reality of the ground tells a different story. Yemeni civilians say they are blind and indiscriminate and often leave civilians maimed or killed. Assuming the U.S. and UK are acting in good faith, it is clear that their intelligence information is lacking.
With visible sadness and anger, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi enumerated in a televised speech on Tuesday the reasons that motivate Yemen to continue operations to prevent international navigation supporting Israel in the Red Sea – the continued mass killing of the Gazans, renewed American support for Israel, including with lethal weapons and the use of internationally banned weapons against civilians in Gaza, including white phosphorus.
14.5 billion dollars was sent since October 2023 in addition to the 3.8 billion dollars the U.S. sends every year. The U.S. Senate advanced another 14.1 billion dollar package to Israel this last Sunday.
If we are sending this much aid to a country to further it’s military goals, knowing full well the illegal tactics they are using it’s a bit of an endorsement don’t you think?
To top it all off the Houthis have been very clear that the aggression in the Red Sea will continue until Isreal stops the war in Gaza, yet we would rather double dip and send billions to Isreal while spending billions to defend the Red Sea instead of stopping a literal genocide. Which would cost us nothing.