This article first appeared on the American Enterprise Institute site. On at least two occasions and possibly a third, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched missiles at the USS Mason, a destroyer stationed near the Bab al-Mandab, one of the world’s most perilous maritime choke points. The USS San Antonio has also come under attack. Sign up to our daily newsletter for up to date global news and features. After the second incident, the USS Nitze fired Tomahawk missiles at three coastal radar sites. The Pentagon called them “limited self-defense strikes,” more a symbolic action than one designed to punish those responsible. It seems that there is a reluctance on the part of the White ...
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