Houthis Say US and UK Ships Can Safely Take Red Sea Passage(bloomberg.com) |
Houthis Say US and UK Ships Can Safely Take Red Sea Passage(bloomberg.com) |
The US alone has expended hundreds of missiles.
"That includes the firing of 120 SM-2 missiles, 80 SM-6 missiles, 160 rounds from destroyers and cruisers’ five-inch main guns, as well as a combined 20 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) and SM-3 missiles."[0] and 135[1] Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Aside from the cost, replacing these munitions will take years.
Barring an actual invasion and occupation of Yemen, it's not clear what the US & allies could realistically expect to achieve.
[0] https://www.twz.com/news-features/navy-just-disclosed-how-ma...
[1] https://www.twz.com/news-features/770-weapons-expended-by-ei...
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/12/amnesty-inter...
Even if their cause was noble, rewarding piracy seems like a bad precedent to set.