Sudarshan Raghavan
Appearances
WSJ What’s News
Francis, Pope of Firsts, Dies at 88
The goal is not just to limit their capacities, but more to try to enhance some form of regime change by really going after senior leaders. As of the moment, everything is from the air. The Americans have been striking regularly all across Yemen. But according to our own reporting, there is some thinking going on between the administration and its allies in the Arab world
WSJ What’s News
Francis, Pope of Firsts, Dies at 88
about a possible ground attack, because no analyst so far that we've talked to has indicated that an air campaign alone will be able to destroy the Houthis.
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Francis, Pope of Firsts, Dies at 88
Yes, that's correct. The Houthis now are the last remaining member of Iran's axis of resistance that is still routinely targeting, almost daily in some cases, the U.S. or its allies, especially Israel. The Houthis have been regularly flying missiles into Israel. They've also been trying to target U.S. military ships. They've been shooting down American drones.
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Francis, Pope of Firsts, Dies at 88
So yes, a key goal is to try to diminish this last existing Iranian proxy. The second thing is the Houthis, they have basically single-handedly reduced traffic in the Red Sea by 60%. So the second goal also is to reassert the projection of American power in the Middle East. to bring back stability to a very strategic waterway that not only helps American companies, but global trade.