Bill Roggio

I believe that they are going to back down. They're not going to admit it, but I don't think we're going to see it continuing attacks against U.S. shipping, particularly if the Trump administration directly targets Houthi leadership. Their leaders, they want to survive. They want to follow through on their death to America and death to Israel pledge.

But a Trump administration, I've always felt that the Houthis are one of the strengths of the Axis of Resistance, but also one of the weaknesses, too. They're exposed. They don't fully control the state. It's not a very populous country. And they're along the ocean where the U.S. Navy, if properly pointed at military and political leadership, it could seriously arm the Houthis.

But a Trump administration, I've always felt that the Houthis are one of the strengths of the Axis of Resistance, but also one of the weaknesses, too. They're exposed. They don't fully control the state. It's not a very populous country. And they're along the ocean where the U.S. Navy, if properly pointed at military and political leadership, it could seriously arm the Houthis.

But a Trump administration, I've always felt that the Houthis are one of the strengths of the Axis of Resistance, but also one of the weaknesses, too. They're exposed. They don't fully control the state. It's not a very populous country. And they're along the ocean where the U.S. Navy, if properly pointed at military and political leadership, it could seriously arm the Houthis.

One of the things that the Houthis are weakened, they don't just have external enemies, the US and Israel, as you noted before, they don't control the whole country. You have other entities within Yemen that want to see the downfall of the Houthis. And if they're perceived as weak, their enemies will go at them.

One of the things that the Houthis are weakened, they don't just have external enemies, the US and Israel, as you noted before, they don't control the whole country. You have other entities within Yemen that want to see the downfall of the Houthis. And if they're perceived as weak, their enemies will go at them.

One of the things that the Houthis are weakened, they don't just have external enemies, the US and Israel, as you noted before, they don't control the whole country. You have other entities within Yemen that want to see the downfall of the Houthis. And if they're perceived as weak, their enemies will go at them.

And then there's also a separatist movement, Southern Yemeni separatist movement as well, that isn't very friendly. It's like Game of Thrones in Yemen. You have all of these actors, and in the case of Yemen, at least one of them we could consider to be someone we could work with, and that is the Trump government that is operating there.

And then there's also a separatist movement, Southern Yemeni separatist movement as well, that isn't very friendly. It's like Game of Thrones in Yemen. You have all of these actors, and in the case of Yemen, at least one of them we could consider to be someone we could work with, and that is the Trump government that is operating there.

And then there's also a separatist movement, Southern Yemeni separatist movement as well, that isn't very friendly. It's like Game of Thrones in Yemen. You have all of these actors, and in the case of Yemen, at least one of them we could consider to be someone we could work with, and that is the Trump government that is operating there.

Libya is an excellent analogy. I mean, sadly, the, you know, the government in Aden isn't strong enough to retake Yemen. So I do believe our objective is not just to degrade the Houthis, but to split that relationship with Iran, if that can be done, or at least get the, try to, you know, if it was me, I would be targeting the Iranian efforts directly.

Libya is an excellent analogy. I mean, sadly, the, you know, the government in Aden isn't strong enough to retake Yemen. So I do believe our objective is not just to degrade the Houthis, but to split that relationship with Iran, if that can be done, or at least get the, try to, you know, if it was me, I would be targeting the Iranian efforts directly.

Libya is an excellent analogy. I mean, sadly, the, you know, the government in Aden isn't strong enough to retake Yemen. So I do believe our objective is not just to degrade the Houthis, but to split that relationship with Iran, if that can be done, or at least get the, try to, you know, if it was me, I would be targeting the Iranian efforts directly.

to resupply the Houthis as well and weaken that link, weaken their ability to rearm and re-equip to... This isn't the first time, by the way, that the Houthis have attacked international shipping. You go all the way back to 2015, 2018, 19, they were doing this. So this is a terrorist government that has... It isn't just because of Israel.

to resupply the Houthis as well and weaken that link, weaken their ability to rearm and re-equip to... This isn't the first time, by the way, that the Houthis have attacked international shipping. You go all the way back to 2015, 2018, 19, they were doing this. So this is a terrorist government that has... It isn't just because of Israel.

to resupply the Houthis as well and weaken that link, weaken their ability to rearm and re-equip to... This isn't the first time, by the way, that the Houthis have attacked international shipping. You go all the way back to 2015, 2018, 19, they were doing this. So this is a terrorist government that has... It isn't just because of Israel.

It's doing it because of its hatred of the West and to further the Iranian regime's goals. Yeah.

It's doing it because of its hatred of the West and to further the Iranian regime's goals. Yeah.

It's doing it because of its hatred of the West and to further the Iranian regime's goals. Yeah.

Really quick on the issue of regime change. I mean, unless you're watching what happened in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, I do not recommend we try that. It hasn't worked well over the last 20 years. But what we can do is weaken our enemies. And that should be our goal. And with the Iranians, we should be working with... is a legitimate Iranian resistance. We should work with them.