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...with the support of Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands against a dozen Houthi militant targets in Yemen.
"These targeted strikes are a clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world's most critical commercial routes," Biden said. "I will not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary."
The defense official told NPR the strikes were carried out using surface ships and submarines as well as Navy ship-based warplanes and Air Force attack aircraft, in addition to British aircraft. The targets include radar sites, drone launchers and drone storage sites — chosen in an effort to "degrade" the Houthis' ability to attack shipping.Before you whine "What took so long?" the answer is obvious and has been pointed out: planning and coordinating a multinational strike with precise targeting, multinational target packages, suppression of enemy air defense, airspace coordination, and gaining the approval of several governments takes time.
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/11/1223238786/us-strik... 