The American “Superpower” Proves to Be No Match for the Houthis
The US Navy’s giant nuclear aircraft carrier task forces operating in the Red Sea and surrounding region are incapable of fully stopping Houthi rebel forces in Yemen from threatening international shipping, US Fifth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral George Wikoff said on Wednesday.
“The operations we are doing will be a shock absorber,” Wikoff, who also heads the Central Command (US CENTCOM) Naval Forces and Combined Maritime Forces in the region, told a meeting at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in a video presentation.
Adm. Wikoff said “We are trying to preserve where we are right now,” but it can’t be done militarily. Diplomacy is needed.
Telling the truth is not appreciated in Washington. It will be interesting to see what the admiral’s fate is.