The US is worried that the Houthis might escalate their attacks and sink a ship. So the US wants to go to war? Over things that have not happened? THAT is the justification? The Houthis have not killed anyone, they are only targeting Israeli shipping companies as a response to Israel’s genocide of innocent Palestinians.
Is it disrupting international commerce? Absolutely. This is the most affective way to make changes and it is working because the US is so upset they want to go to war.
There are plans for the US military to hit Yemen. The US is going to start a war in waters it has no authority over. Now, if Middle Eastern and African countries took issue with the actions of the Houthi fighters, then that would be a different situation, but they are not asking the Houthi fighters to cease their blockade. It is the US who takes offense, and it is the US who is roping together other western countries to join their attempts at authority in foreign waters.
25 ships have been attacked by Houthi forces, but 1500 ships have passed safely through the Red Sea.
Not only is the US planning on ramping up attacks on Houthi fighters and attack Yemen, but the US has already escalated tensions greatly and killed a militia leader in Iraq. They have also sent drones and bombed Syria, too.
It is the US that is escalating war in the Middle East with its naval presence. It is the US that has blocked all chances for a ceasefire. US bases are being hit because the US is acting as an aggressor in Middle Eastern waters and with US officials blocking any possibility for a ceasefire in Gaza. Why the US has bases in the Middle East is another reason for these attacks. Militias sending drones to attack US bases are to be expected, and instead of attacking back over strikes that are not killing anyone on US bases, the US government could choose diplomacy and discussions but they opt for violence.
These aggressions from the US government, and their bullying in Middle Eastern waters, it is obvious the US is pushing other countries to take action against the US. Any perceived aggression from any rebel group, militia, or country and the US will start a war.
Why?
No US President have ever blown re-election during wartime
Is this why Biden chose this specific time to take action? It is highly likely knowing that the election is coming up and primaries are starting soon. Voters reelect a president when the country is at war.
Could Biden be choosing this time to begin a war in order to win reelection? It seems that he is, but voters could break this cycle.
Hopefully it does not come to war, but the US is hellbent on starting one.
From the river to the sea, may Palestine be free. May the whole world be free.
Protest. Boycott. Vote 3rd party. BE UNGOVERNABLE. Volunteer. Donate. Contact your elected officials and demand embargoes. Share the stories from Gaza. Share the news from Gaza. Share the history from Gaza. Please extend the same energy to people and places that are facing atrocities and genocide- Sudan, Congo, West Papua, the Rohingyas, Armenians, and the Uyghurs.
Articles for reference (please read and share):
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/04/war-gaza-widen-biden-getting-ready-00133949
https://apnews.com/article/us-israel-hamas-houthis-red-sea-fef8d446852b6eae33d38ffd8f6b2d64