• merthyr1831@lemmy.worldEnglish
    83·
    8 months ago

    Ansar Allah (the actual name for the faction here) fought the 2nd largest arab military on Earth and its international coalition of Arab* countries to a standstill, all while on the brink of a famine. They also have a pretty sizable military in terms of technology, thanks to Iranian supplies of anti ship missiles.

    Absolutely astounded that the US is unwilling to dedicate a massive military force to try and meddle with Yemen, especially when the risk to the US is multi-billion dollar warships, and the risk to Ansar Allah is a few anti-ship missile positions, and the continuation of a US-backed war they’ve largely endured for nearly a decade.

    • drolex@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      8·
      8 months ago

      I think this is one of things that keep surprising armchair tacticians :

      • haha this Vietnamese guerrilla is no match for the mighty French Army. This will be over in 5 days!
      • haha this Vietnamese guerrilla is no match for the superior US Army. This will be over in 5 days!
      • haha this Afghan guerrilla is no match for the overpowered Soviet Army. This will be over in 5 days!
      • haha this Serb guerrilla is no match for the powerful NATO coalition. This will be over in 5 days!
      • haha this Afghan guerrilla is no match for the larger US Army. This will be over in 5 days!
      • haha this Houthi guerrilla…

      At least, it’s not a land war in Asia…