After 31 days of bombing Houthi positions in Yemen with no real progress to show for it except $1 billion in weaponry burned, two $67 million F/A-18 Super Hornets now at the bottom of the Red Sea because they fell off their aircraft carrier, several more nearly getting shot down by anti-aircraft fire, seven Reaper drones worth $30 million each actually getting shot down, and American vessels still coming under attack from missiles launched from land, convicted felon President Trump decided he’s had enough and declared victory over the Iranian-backed terrorist militia last week, the New York Times reports, using the word “offramp” to describe the result of weakling envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Houthis as intermediated by officials in neighboring Oman.
“We hit them very hard and they had a great ability to withstand punishment,” Trump said after his victory declaration over the bellicose Shiite group. “You could say there was a lot of bravery… They gave us their word that they wouldn’t be shooting at ships anymore, and we honor that.”
The Houthis fired a missile at Israel on Friday, four days after “mission accomplished.” 👊🇺🇸🔥