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Pentagon Shocked by Houthi 'Amazing' Arsenal

2024-11-16

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The Yemeni movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) is armed with the most modern weapons, including missiles that can shock. This opinion was expressed by US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Armament Support Bill LaPlante.

"I'm an engineer and a physicist, and I've dealt with missiles my entire career. What I've seen the Houthis do in the last six months is just shocking to me," Axios quotes him as saying.

I agree. Who wouda thunk a bunch of inbred 8th century illiterates could light a fuze and back away without catching their hair on fire? Aiming is clearly beyond them, but there are miracles beyond even Allah’s ability to bring to pass. Though given what IDF just did to Iran’s manufacturing capacity, the Houthis haven’t much longer to demonstrate their hair-burning talents. How much longer before the Persian Gulf is reopens for traffic, dear Reader?

In addition, as Laplante noted, the Houthis are becoming "scary."

These comments, as the portal notes, come against the backdrop of the fact that Ansar Allah, having acquired powerful arsenals, threatens virtually every ship passing the Yemeni coast, and both civilian and military vessels could come under attack.

As reported by Regnum News Agency, on November 12, the head of the Ansar Allah movement, Yahya Saria, announced a successful attack on the American aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. According to Yemeni media, the operation lasted eight hours. In addition to the aircraft carrier, the Houthis attacked two American destroyers in the Red Sea. Saria noted that the movement will continue to carry out such attacks until Israel ceases hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

They did attack. Not successfully, but they did attack.

On November 13, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder acknowledged that the Houthis had indeed carried out an attack on US Navy ships in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
That's very interesting and all, but I think the past year (and preceding years) has demonstrated that non-nuclear missiles don't win wars. They're harassment weapons. Actually winning takes combined arms: Infantry, armor, artillery, and now intelligently guided drones, backed by air and naval power as appropriate, and impeccable logistics Thinking on the part of the people running things helps. Generals should concentrate on how to best kill people and break things rather than on how many Polynesians made E4 in the last quarter.

Posted by:badanov

#9 We just need the Chinese to lace their khat with some Fentanyl and animal tranquilizer and our problem will be solved.

Posted by: Spats Hupiper8217 2024-11-16 21:47

#8 Unfortunately, we don't seem to have the kind of intel on the Houthis that the IDF has on Hezbollah for example.

As noted by others, we also lack the will to use the number and type of bombs that are needed to take the Houthis out.

Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-11-16 18:03

#7 Hoothis must have diversity that counts.

Posted by: Regular joe 2024-11-16 15:30

#6 They surprised somebody has been gaming a fight against a US Led Navy at one of the most critical trade choke points on Earth?

Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-11-16 11:39

#5 I'm pretty sure the IDF knows the Houthi capabilities. Perhaps the Pentagon will give them a call.

Posted by: Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-11-16 11:37

#4 US Deputy Secretary of Defense ... What I've seen the Houthis do in the last six months is just shocking to me

Somebody was asleep for the ~~Obama~~ Biden years.

Posted by: Skidmark 2024-11-16 09:51

#3 You get this situation when you 'manage conflict' with 'measured response'. I think it began when you threw out the name War Department and renamed it Defense Department.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-11-16 07:45

#2 Nice thought but that isn’t in the cards. They have shot down 14 Reapers so far and motivated two destroyers to RTB before going Winchester. If the US brought naval assets to bear necessary to create serious pain it would simply provide an amalgamated target.

Posted by: Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 2024-11-16 07:23

#1 How much longer before the Persian Gulf is reopens for traffic, dear Reader?

1/20/2025.

Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2024-11-16 02:12

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