Global | 2024.01.22 06:58
[시드니=뉴스핌] Correspondent Kwon Ji-eon = The Washington Post (WP) reported on the 20th (local time) that the United States is preparing long-term preparedness plans as there has been no result in more than 10 days of attacks against Yemen’s pro-Iran Houthi rebels who are threatening the Red Sea.
WP, citing anonymous senior officials, said that the Joe Biden administration is preparing plans for continued military operations targeting the Houthis, and that some are raising concerns that the United States could become embroiled in an unpredictable civil war in the Middle East due to a prolonged military operation.
On the 17th, the White House convened senior officials to discuss future plans to respond to the Houthi rebels. Concerns were raised that although the operation in Yemen will not last for several years, it is unclear when the military power of the Houthi rebels will be sufficiently weakened. done.
In fact, the Houthis are showing no signs of backing down despite continued almost daily US attacks.
Anonymous Biden administration officials said the strategic goal is to weaken the Houthis’ military capabilities to the point where they can no longer attack Red Sea ships in the future, or at least create a situation where shipping companies can send ships back to the Red Sea route.
Their position is that military operations will not last for several years as in previous Iraq, Afghanistan, or Syria, but it is difficult to estimate when the Houthis’ military power will be sufficiently weakened.
“The Houthis are very happy with the unprecedented attention they have received from this Red Sea attack,” said Muhammad al-Basha, a Yemen expert at the Navanti Group, a risk and security consulting firm. He pointed out that this is a strong incentive for the Houthis to continue attacking ships.
Meanwhile, the media added that officials from the U.S. State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are concerned that the U.S. military’s current military operation may thwart previous efforts to end the civil war in Yemen and worsen the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
US ships firing at Houthi rebels [사진=블룸버그]
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2024-01-21 21:28:00
