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U.S. can barely afford to fight the Houthis at the moment I'm as critical of the US as the next person, but that is just a ridiculous statement. What the US do

by dagw 2y ago

U.S. can barely afford to fight the Houthis at the moment I'm as critical of the US as the next person, but that is just a ridiculous statement. What the US does and doesn't do militarily with regards to the Houthis has nothing to do with what they can and cannot afford. Any limits on their actions against the Houthis is purely down to political will and strategic interests, and obviously not financial limitations. Push comes to shove and we all know that the US military could count on being backed up by more financial muscle than any military force on the planet (with the possible exception of the Chinese).

BurningPenguin 2y ago
The US also depends on several bases in Europe and other countries. If the decision is made to close them, they're going to have a harder time projecting all that power. I may not be a military expert, but i'm guessing that would also influence operations in the Houthis region.
r721 2y ago
I guess that was a reference to a recent NYT article: >U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success >In just three weeks, the Pentagon has used $200 million worth of munitions, in addition to the immense operational and personnel costs to deploy two aircraft carriers, additional B-2 bombers and fighter jets, as well as Patriot and THAAD air defenses to the Middle East, the officials said. >The total cost could be well over $1 billion by next week, and the Pentagon might soon need to request supplemental funds from Congress, one U.S. official said. >So many precision munitions are being used, especially advanced long-range ones, that some Pentagon contingency planners are growing concerned about overall Navy stocks and implications for any situation in which the United States would have to ward off an attempted invasion of Taiwan by China. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/us-strikes-yemen-houthis.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/us-strikes-ye...
femiagbabiaka 2y ago
Resist the urge to label outside opinions as ridiculous before you’ve done the necessary research.

by dagw 2y ago

BurningPenguin 2y ago

The US also depends on several bases in Europe and other countries. If the decision is made to close them, they're going to have a harder time projecting all that power. I may not be a military expert, but i'm guessing that would also influence operations in the Houthis region.

r721 2y ago

I guess that was a reference to a recent NYT article: >U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success >In just three weeks, the Pentagon has used $200 million worth of munitions, in addition to the immense operational and personnel costs to deploy two aircraft carriers, additional B-2 bombers and fighter jets, as well as Patriot and THAAD air defenses to the Middle East, the officials said. >The total cost could be well over $1 billion by next week, and the Pentagon might soon need to request supplemental funds from Congress, one U.S. official said. >So many precision munitions are being used, especially advanced long-range ones, that some Pentagon contingency planners are growing concerned about overall Navy stocks and implications for any situation in which the United States would have to ward off an attempted invasion of Taiwan by China. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/us-strikes-yemen-houthis.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/us-strikes-ye...

femiagbabiaka 2y ago

Resist the urge to label outside opinions as ridiculous before you’ve done the necessary research.