Pasting this here from the Promises Kept thread as well.
In addition to the predictable MSNBC snark, what I regard as a key point is missed:
America was unable to guarantee freedom of the seas, even over goatfukkers like the Houthis and, a point I have been making frequently, the evolution of the technology of war is what makes this so. As we see here, American military might was for naught-- and, also unmentioned by the article, we were digging far too deep into our already pathetic stores of ammo.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-houthis-yemen-ceasefire-middle-east-policy-rcna206566