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U.S. Prepares for Sustained Campaign Against Houthis in Yemen

(Washington Post) Missy Ryan - The Biden administration is crafting plans for a sustained military campaign targeting the Houthis in Yemen after 10 days of strikes failed to halt the group's attacks on maritime commerce. The White House convened senior officials on Wednesday to discuss options for the way ahead. "We are clear-eyed about who the Houthis are, and their worldview," a senior U.S. official said. "So we're not sure that they're going to stop immediately, but we are certainly trying to degrade and destroy their capabilities." A diplomat said, "There's no appetite for invading Yemen. The appetite is to degrade their ability to launch these kinds of attacks going forward...and targeting their higher-level capabilities." A U.S. official said, "The principle that it simply can't be tolerated for a terrorist organization...with these advanced capabilities to essentially shut down or control shipping through a key international choke point is one that we feel very strongly about."
2024-01-21 00:00:00
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