The U.S. plan to launch a joint escort operation codenamed "Prosperity Defender" near Yemen has encountered unexpected difficulties. During a December 18 trip to the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced a joint Prosperity Guardian initiative and called on 10 allies, including the United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Bahrain and Seychelles, to participate. In addition, more than a dozen countries want to participate anonymously. The US Navy will also join the operation.
However, some countries that have claimed to be anonymous have yet to show up, while some that have declared themselves have begun to distance themselves from the relationship. Spain, for example, was quick to deny it after the United States announced its accession, saying that it would only participate in joint operations led by NATO and would not be able to join unilaterally led by the United States.
In addition, Australia, the Netherlands and Norway have indicated that they are involved in Operation Prosperity Guardian, but only a limited number of personnel, such as Norway will send 10 navy**, Australia will send six staff officers, and the Netherlands will send only two. In addition, some NATO members, such as France and Italy, have also stated that they will operate independently and that they have nothing to do with the US Operation Prosperity Guardian.
The only one that said it would send ** to participate was the United Kingdom, which would send the destroyer "Diamond" to participate in Operation Prosperity Guardian. As for the Middle Eastern countries that the United States calls "anonymous participation", it looks more like a joke directed and staged by the United States. After all, the identity of ** cannot be anonymous, and once involved in the operation, its country of belonging will be revealed. Moreover, even the closest NATO allies of the United States do not fully support the US move, let alone the anonymous participation of Middle Eastern countries
This seems more like American boasting. It can be said that the US "Guardian of Prosperity" operation has thoroughly exposed its embarrassing position on the Middle East issue. The memory of 1991 is so deep, the United States, together with NATO countries, showed great might and destroyed Saddam's million-strong army like a desert storm. Everywhere they went, they were warmly welcomed by the people, and this was really the time to occupy the sky, and the scene of vigorous and competitive development of all things is still vivid in my mind.
But back in 2003, although the Heavenly Soldiers were not authorized by the United Nations, they still made a leap of progress all the way, successfully storming Baghdad and hanging Saddam's family under a street lamp. The US military is invincible in combat effectiveness, and all countries and forces in the Middle East are trembling and ......At that time, the U.S. military could simply be said to be a man of his word. Today, however, the situation is a big surprise. The Houthis claim to have equipped US aircraft carriers and other ** with mines.
However, how many years have passed, and the heavenly soldiers have to rely on a group of junior brothers to deal with a small Houthi army?
What's even more incredible is that they didn't dare to take the initiative to launch an offensive and sweep away the Houthis, so they could only use $2 million worth of anti-aircraft missiles from afar to intercept the Houthis's $2,000 hand-rubbed drone ......What is even more infuriating is that China and Russia, the two P5 countries, ignored the organization of the "Prosperity Guardian" operation, and the local tyrants in the Middle East did not care, and even their own NATO brothers were unwilling to cooperate.
As far as the eye can see, the only uncle who is closest to the British Empire, plus a "Little Nishihachi" who brings his own dry food to work, expressed his willingness to go out on the boat. South Korea's Ministry of National Defense: Consider contributing to the "Guardian of Prosperity" campaign formed by the United States. If I were American, I would have recited the proverb: "In just 20 years, this place has become my burial place?"”。