The joint British-American forces launched a major airstrike in Yemen, claiming to destroy their missiles and drones inside Saudi Arabia. However, the air strike hardly did anything, but caused another big thing: two American sailors disappeared in the course of duty and are still missing.
The U.S. Department of Defense issued only a brief statement saying that the two servicemen had disappeared off the coast of Somalia, but did not provide further details or disclose their names or identities. The U.S. news didn't cover much of the incident, just quoting an official announcement. With such an abnormal performance, people have to think that the disappearance of those two beautiful ** people will have anything to do with the attack in Yemen?
According to some analysts, these two Americans were sent to the Gulf of Aden to carry out air strikes against the combined British and American fleet, but during the operation, they were attacked by the Houthis and killed or captured. The Gulf of Aden is located north of Somalia, just over 300 kilometers from Yemen, and the Houthis have deployed large ships such as missile boats, speedboats, and mines in the Gulf of Aden, which is enough to deter any invading enemy.
If this speculation is true, the United States will face an embarrassing situation. First, the United States is unwilling to accept the fact that its troops were killed or captured by the Houthis, which will damage the reputation and reputation of the United States and exacerbate the contradictions between the United States and the Houthis, which will lead to the escalation of contradictions between the two sides. And the United States cannot stop the search and rescue work of the United States, otherwise it will trigger opposition and opposition from the American people, and then hit the spirit and unity of the United States.
Therefore, the United States has no choice but to be vague, that is, it will not recognize or deny the connection between the disappearance of the two American ** people and the military operation in Yemen, and does not provide other valuable intelligence other than to indicate that the search and rescue work has been launched. At the same time, the United States has stepped up its attacks on the Houthis, both in an attempt to atone for its own mistakes with artillery shelling and to force the Houthis to hand over their personnel and even bring back their remains.
However, such tactics may not work, and the Houthis are not easy to mess with, they are stubborn and battle-hardened, and they have a strong backer behind them: Iran. Iran has provided the Houthis with **, money and intelligence, and sent army advisers and volunteers to them. Iran wants to create a pro-Iran ** in Yemen as a way to weaken Saudi Arabia's influence in the Middle East.
Therefore, the actions of the United States in Yemen will not only cause its own people and prisoners, but also are likely to cause a wider regional conflict, which will eventually drag it into an irreparable quagmire. The United States should be clear that Yemen cannot intervene at will, and that it should respect Yemen's sovereignty and independence, stop attacking the Houthis, and seek the best interests of the Yemeni people in the international community.