• LarkinDePark
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    11 months ago

    Even this risks deeper escalation though as Yemen will protect its own interests.

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      11 months ago

      Yemen is in no position to pose any sort of material threat to the United States. But also, why would they? The internationally recognized Republic of Yemen is a close US and Saudi ally, and essentially a puppet state. Further the Houthi movement has no standing navy, even auxiliary craft. What would they even do?