The year 2024 is the year of human history, and the first war is about to break out: on one side is the United States, which claims to be the world's strongest superpower, and its close ally Britain;On the other side is the Houthi armed forces in the Middle East, who are not afraid of the sky and the earth, and fight with the prince's army.
On the last day of 2023, there was a head-on clash between the US military and the Houthis. At that time, the cargo ship "Maersk Hangzhou", which belonged to Maersk Line, was attacked by the Houthis, and the US military dispatched *** to sink 3 speedboats. The Houthis then issued a statement claiming that the Maersk Hangzhou had not heeded the warnings and tried to sail through the Red Sea and dock in Israel, but was immediately attacked by the HouthisOf the three speedboats sunk by the U.S. military, 10 people were killed or missing. In their statement, the Houthis stressed that the consequences of the conflict are borne by the US side and will not prevent the Houthis from continuing their actions to intercept Israeli-related ships, and that the Houthis will continue to "support the humanitarian obligations of Palestine and the Gaza Strip."
The British "Times" recently disclosed that the United States is planning to work with Britain to issue an "ultimatum" to the Houthis with "unprecedentedly tough wording", warning the Houthis not to attack merchant ships again, otherwise the West will take military action.
It can be seen that the United States is already impatient with the situation on the Red Sea route. Ever since the Houthis announced that they would block the Red Sea route, the United States has been the object of ridicule, after all, this superpower now dares to kick even a tribal force in the faceIn fact, in addition to the Houthis, the entire Middle East, including Iraq and Syria many armed factions, are angry with the US military, statistics show that the US military bases in Syria and Iraq, has suffered hundreds of rocket and drone attacks, resulting in the US military personnel, now everyone knows what is called a "paper tiger".
Therefore, the U.S. military wants to assert its authority and regain its hegemonic image, so it wants to attack the Houthis, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that what the U.S. military really wants to deter is not the Houthis, but China, Russia and Iran.
The threat posed by the Houthis to Israel is limited, the level of ballistic missile technology they possess is not high, and the threat to Israel is small;Cutting off the Red Sea route is the most influential thing the Houthis can do – but it is backed by Iran, and in Washington's eyes, if the US military does not dare to act against the Houthis, it means that the US military has completely lost its military hegemony.
The hints of this sign have appeared, the US military called for the formation of the "Red Sea Alliance", but after shouting for a long time, three or two cats and dogs were brought in, and one was more perfunctory than the other: some only sent one **, and some simply sent a few people over, which gave the US military a headache, because allies all over the world are an indispensable part of the US hegemony. If these allies don't do their part, they will become a burden to the U.S. military — and the only reason allies don't care is because they fear that the U.S. military will drag them into a new quagmire.
This is the sequelae of the US military's hasty escape from Afghanistan, so the US military must establish its image of "winning every battle", so it wants to take the Houthis under the knife.
Look, that's what a superpower is all about!Others are harsh with opponents who are weaker than themselves, that is, bullying the weak, and using aircraft carrier battle groups, advanced fighters, and missiles to deal with a guerrilla force that has no modern armed forces, which is the "embodiment of justice" -- taking the Houthis to the knife does not show the strength of the US military, but is more like Washington's hysteria, which knows that behind the Houthis is Iran, but after all, Iran has a relatively complete military system, and the US military does not want to touch this hard stubble, so it picks up the soft persimmon of the Houthis to pinch.
Seriously, the U.S. military must be one-sided if it wants to fight the Houthis;But "the people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death." Regardless of whether the US military fights or not, in fact, it has already lost a lot politically;In case the Houthi punches the old master to death, and accidentally smashes a ballistic missile on the US aircraft carrier, even if it is a drone, just smashing a hole on the deck of the aircraft carrier, there will be no place for Washington's old face!