Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the U.S. have been unable to defeat Ansar Allah, aka the Houthis. From Nick Giambruno at internationalman.com:
Yemen lies at the gateway of the Bab-el-Mandeb, which translates to “Gate of Tears” in English—a name that aptly reflects the significance of this strategic maritime choke point in the Red Sea.
Bab-el-Mandeb is a crucial conduit for global trade, enabling the flow of goods from the Suez Canal to the open seas and linking Europe and Asia through one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
Much to the consternation of the US, Israel, and their regional lackeys, the Ansar Allah movement—often referred to dismissively in the West as the “Houthis”—controls this key passage and is not afraid to leverage it against their adversaries.
This is a major reason Saudi Arabia, along with a “Coalition of the Bribed,” launched Operation Decisive Storm in March 2015—an ill-fated invasion aimed at dislodging the Houthis from power.
Yemen has sometimes been called “the Afghanistan of the Middle East” due to its status as an impoverished, tribal society that is heavily armed, situated in rugged mountainous terrain, and historically resistant to both foreign occupation and centralized authority. So, it was not hard to foresee that Saudi Arabia’s campaign wouldn’t end well.
Yemen – the poorest country in the Middle East – and yet …
One can’t help but have a sneaky respect for them.
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You have the watches but we have the time.
They are sharing their knowledge of how to shoot down the Reaper?
Reading about China’s energy to supply the AI control grid at 2,461 gigawatts by 2030!
It’s a good thing windmill and solar panels will power our AI Wakanda.
The future is so bright I wear Raybans.