Back in February of 2021, Joe Biden removed the designation of Ansarallah, colloquially known as the Houthis, as terrorists.
Biden did so, one might suspect, because it was Donald Trump who had made the designation, and all things Trump are bad.
Fast forward to January 24th, 2024, and the United States is gearing up for war with the Houthis.
Good move, Biden.
BREAKING: “The Houthis will bear the responsibility of the consequences should they continue to threaten lives, the global economy, and free flow of commerce in the region’s critical waterways.” -A Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States, Australia, Bahrain,… pic.twitter.com/NnAJ3PUS5q
— Breaking 4 News (@Breaking_4_News) January 3, 2024
Since the 10/7 attacks on Israel, the Houthis have been firing missiles and drones at Israel and have been doing their best (and it is good enough) to close the Red Sea to Western shipping. This has had the effect of disrupting world trade and cost the United States tens of millions of dollars, firing expensive missiles at inexpensive drones supplied by Iran.
MAP OF THE DAY: Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Container ships heading toward Europe and/or North America, with almost all avoiding the Red Sea (red).
More than two weeks after the launch of US-led ‘Prosperity Guardian’, the Houthis still rule in the Red Sea. pic.twitter.com/JK0oLMkvlA
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) January 3, 2024
Even more than the money expended–two million dollar interceptors downing $2,000 drones–is the fact that the Houthis occasionally get lucky and hit something or take a ship, making the US look weak and ineffectual.
They can do so because, well, the US has been weak and ineffectual, exasperating our allies. The French got so exasperated that it gave up collaborating with the United States to protect shipping because we were so useless.
The Washington Post in 2021: “Biden’s pick for Iran envoy is a pro. Deal with it.”
REALITY CHECK: “The Biden administration’s now-suspended Iran envoy Robert Malley helped to fund, support, and direct an Iranian intelligence operation designed to influence the United States…” pic.twitter.com/u79RgVS04v
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 3, 2023
All this is part of a proxy war that Iran is conducting against the US and Israel, and the Biden Administration is desperate to build good relations with Iran. He has showered them with money that is currently being used to attack the US and Israel and allowed Iranian proxies to attack Americans with impunity. His administration allowed an actual Iranian spy to become the top US negotiator with the terror regime and is holding back Israel in its war with Hamas to appease the Iranians.
Iran Deploys Warship to Red Sea As Houthis Continue Attacks
New @FDD analysis from @Brad_L_Bowman, Behnam Ben Taleblu, and @sfrantzman:https://t.co/be2F3YQVOZ
— Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) January 3, 2024
If Biden had his way, it might go on forever, as the crisis at the border has been. Our allies, though, use the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, so momentum has been building to do something about the Houthi threat. A threat that if the US had either not restrained the Arab countries from eliminating it or if the US had responded forcefully when the attacks began, it would have been diminished or eliminated.
The Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group, could soon become the biggest story in the world.
🎥 @ghoshworld explains who they are and what we should be watching out for pic.twitter.com/38PYvdGmqI
— Bloomberg Opinion (@opinion) January 3, 2024
We chose a different path, because Biden wanted to make nice with Iran.
SLAVERY > COLONIZATION
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— Beorn (@Beorn2000) December 31, 2023
As the US and our allies gear up to go to war, Pro-Hamas supporters in the West have suddenly become fans of the Houthis. Because of course they have. Nothing is more attractive to Leftists than anti-Western zealots.
In New York they are chanting in support of the Houthis. While enjoying western freedoms, they idolise any group that stands against the west pic.twitter.com/XGgz8r7TLM
— Jake Wallis Simons (@JakeWSimons) December 31, 2023
Is there one thing Joe Biden has touched that hasn’t worsened since he entered office in 2021? Wars are breaking out everywhere; the US border barely exists, our education system has worsened, the economy is in shambles, the rule of law has eroded, and our enemies are on the rise.
The spokesman for the Houthis said a short time ago that the American attack in which 10 Houthis were killed will not remain unanswered. “We warn the American enemy against any attack or defensive action against commercial ships making their way to the Israeli entity.” The… pic.twitter.com/IzyR0tYYY8
— Michael Weingardt (@Michael_Wgd) January 3, 2024
The common denominator in all these crises in the Middle East is Iran, and Biden remains committed to appeasing the Islamic Republic. Until that policy is reversed, no amount of firefighting in the Middle East will prevent the outbreak of more conflict. Iran is on the rise, and US power is correspondingly on the decline.
Our interests are opposed.
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