US Navy personnel were only allowed to fire on the Houthis when fired on.
Yesterday I wrote that Biden had allowed the Houthis to win by refusing to take any affirmative action against the Iran-backed Jihadis operating in Yemen and attacking shipping in the Red Sea.
“US Naval personnel were only allowed to fire on the Houthis when fired on. They did not have authorization to fire when the Houthis were firing on the Maersk Hangzhou or on what were clearly enemy vessels, but only defensively in response to attacks on the US Navy.”
An NBC News account of inside deliberations in the Biden administration reveals that Biden refused to approve any follow-up response.
“According to the officials, U.S. Central Command provided Defense Department leaders with options for an additional military response after the incident, and the Pentagon sent those options to senior White House officials. Biden, who was on vacation in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, did not approve an additional military response.”
Military leaders probably wanted to at least carry out some minimal strikes on Houthi bases. Nope.
Now the Biden administration and its Red Sea coalition issued yet another threat warning of “consequences.”
We hereby reiterate the following and warn the Houthis against further attacks…
“Let our message now be clear: we call for the immediate end of these illegal attacks and release of unlawfully detained vessels and crews. 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. We remain committed to the international rules-based order and are determined to hold malign actors accountable for unlawful seizures and attacks.”
Accountable and consequences. Words to terrify any bureaucrat. Not so much international terrorists.
Biden has pledged nothing, committed to nothing and therefore threatened nothing. Instead, he’s allowed Iran to hold the world’s shipping hostage.
DanC says
And that’s because it’s ok to have higher prices especially for oil/gas going through Red Sea/Suez.
It’s because all eco-Marxist govs loove to have more sticks in the wheels of those who oppose EVs.
Keys says
Ya, but Biden is drawing Obama’s red line in the Red Sea.
That’s why the Houthi’s can’t see it. Not their fault.
Standby for several more clear “Biden” messages on holding overseas Musselman pirates accountable while Jefferson’s Koran is consulted.
Barbara says
Jefferson sent the Marines to the Mediterraen to stop the Muslims from attacking ships. The women and girls were taken to a harem. The men were forced into slavery rowing Muslims ships.
Now this clown is countering Jeffersons policy.
SKA says
How many foreign paymasters does Bidet Brandon have? China? Ukraine? And now Iran?
David M says
In his recent election speech, all old Joe could talk about was the set up known as the January 6th Capitol attack where undercover feds encouraged gullible people to trespass. Even that he lied about many times, like when he said he went to the funeral of policemen who died there. The only people who died there were the gullible Trump supporters.
The Presidentship of the global puppet called Joe Biden has been a complete disaster. One foreign war after another, Afghanistan, closing down oil pipelines, inflation, huge corruption of his entire family, and the border completely open where he is running a human trafficking racket, including child sexual trafficking where they admit hundreds of thousands of children have gone missing & are with unknown people. That’s just off the top of my head. No wonder he only wanted to talk about Trump & January 6. Give it up swampy Joe, you’re too old, go to a nursing home & bother people there.
James Lincoln says
Yes, David.
And, under Pres. Trump, Russia would have never invaded Ukraine, and Hamas never would’ve invaded Israel.
Thousands and thousands of dead bodies due to a rigged election.
Lisa T. says
Biden had seven months to stop the Taliban’s advance before his disastrous pull out of Afghanistan. He had months to stop Putin from surrounding Ukraine before that invasion. The man doesn’t know what he is doing. He doesn’t even remember how to ride a bike.
40 rounds says
Obviously, in all ways, people from Delaware are geniuses
terry says
Sure Biden did, the criminal Islamist paid the ‘big guy’ his 10%- the Navy takes a bit longer to pay.