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Houthis Strike an American Cargo Ship – HotAir

I suppose it was only a matter of time. Both Iran and their Houthi proxies have been ignoring the limited response coming from the Biden administration and promising to continue attacks on shipping in the Red Sea until the war in Gaza ends. Now they’ve struck an American cargo ship with a missile. The Gibraltar […]

Not Safe Or Effective – HotAir

Iran is in a proxy war with the United States, and inching ever closer to directly attacking the US. The proxy war is not new, but it has escalated dramatically since the October 7th Hamas massacre in Israel. There have been over 100 attacks on Americans and American assets, and as John wrote yesterday, the […]

Houthis, Iran Basically Ignore Biden’s Response – HotAir

Recent American and British strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen appeared to have paused the rebels’ attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes, at least temporarily. But the “private” message that Biden claims to have sent to Iran regarding the situation there doesn’t appear to have been well received. Less than 48 hours after the last […]

Biden Claims Message ‘Privately’ Sent to Iran – HotAir

After another strike against the Houthis in Yemen, President Joe Biden seemed to be patting himself on the back for a job well done. The Houthis seemed less impressed, vowing a “strong and effective retaliation” in response. But the real power behind the Houthis is Iran, of course. Public statements from Tehran have been few […]

Enough of the Spin. Austin Went AWOL. – HotAir

Kenneth Israel has had enough of the apologists at the White House and elsewhere trying to defend the indefensible. In an essay today at The Messenger, the retired major general blasts those spin efforts to hide what everyone can plainly see happened at the Department of Defense. Lloyd Austin went AWOL, regardless of his personal […]

About That Red Sea Deterrence

I have to say I’m not sure what in particular it is that’s not getting the message across that we mean business. A half-assed coalition cobbled together, an absent Secretary of Defense, a mentally absent POTATUS, a lack of any sort of offensive action in response to whatever Houthis do, lack of harsh language, all […]