“The Houthis Have Defeated the U.S. Navy,” or, What is a Navy For?

The mission of the U.S. Navy has for centuries been to keep the sea lines of communication open, but the United States is abandoning that task in the Middle East today.

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams, CFR

August 31, 2024 10:45 am (EST)

A recent article in the Telegraph newspaper in London by former Royal Navy Commander Tom Sharpe was entitled “The Houthis Have Defeated the U.S. Navy.” If that is not correct, it is only because the U.S. Navy has been ordered not to fight. Tiếp tục đọc ““The Houthis Have Defeated the U.S. Navy,” or, What is a Navy For?”