The guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), upper right, pulls alongside the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) while conducting flight operations in the Red Sea March 3, 2011. Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on a routine deployment to conduct maritime security operations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jesse L. Gonzalez, U.S. Navy/Released)
Tensions between the United States and the Houthis in Yemen, and their allies, the Iranians, have increased rapidly in the last few days. The Houthis, angry at America’s relationship with Israel, reportedly fired on the USS Harry Truman, then the Trump administration responded by reportedly bombing Houthi positions in Yemen. Then President Donald Trump warned the Iranians that continued attacks by the Houthis would be considered to have come from the Iranis. He posted:
In response to the increased tensions, former congressman and presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul reiterated the theme of his campaigns, explaining that rather than becoming further embroiled in Middle Eastern warfare, America should disengage from the region and seek peace. He concludes:
To solve the Yemen problem we must understand it: Russian and Chinese ships, for example, are not being threatened because they are not enabling the Israeli demolition of Gaza. The slaughter there has been facilitated with US money and US weapons. It is the US doing Israel’s bidding both in Gaza and in the Red Sea that is painting a target on us and unnecessarily putting our troops at risk of retaliation.
The US government, starting with Biden and continuing now with Trump, seems eager to make this our war even though, as Rep. Thomas Massie pointed out over the weekend, Red Sea shipping is of minor importance to the US economy.
In a real “America first” foreign policy we would be following the Russian and Chinese lead and staying out of the conflict. It’s not our war. End US military involvement in the Middle East and our troubles disappear. It really is that simple.
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