# Forget about the War Plan leaks - why the hell is the US Bombing Yemen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [March 25, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086 "2025-03-25T11:51:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/21 "2025-03-26T14:00:57Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > And don’t worry, Mike Waltz has taken the blame He resigned? No? The party of “full responsibility” at work. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/22 "2025-03-27T02:35:44Z")
Based on tonight’s New York Times report, it looks like Yemen has been bombed, by the U.S., for twelve days in a row so far: [The U.S. military has conducted strikes against Houthi militia targets in Yemen daily since March 15, but the Pentagon has not provided details about the attacks since March 17, when it said more than 30 Houthi targets had been hit on the first day.](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/us/politics/us-military-houthis-yemen.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7E4.ENWu.maNus5Dewl9F&smid=url-share) > [@](#): > > “Time will tell if this network approach will re-establish the free flow of commerce, but the metric of success is a simple one: commercial ship traffic through the Red Sea resumes or the Red Sea remains closed,” Admiral Donegan said in a phone interview. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/23 "2025-06-25T02:57:40Z")
The U.S./UK bombing campaign [ended on May 6, per Wikipedia,](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%E2%80%93May_2025_United_States_attacks_in_Yemen) with a [agreed ceasefire](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States%E2%80%93Houthi_ceasefire). According to my last link, the Houthis agreed to allow U.S. shipping but said they would continue to block Israeli shipping. Since almost all cargo ships fly flags of convenience and are otherwise international, this makes little sense. Is the Houthi maritime crisis over? Did the Trump administration even perhaps luck into a little war where the U.S. won? ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/24 "2025-06-26T00:07:09Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > Did the Trump administration even perhaps luck into a little war where the U.S. won? The beauty of being Trump (and by extension a Trump toadie) is that you just declare victory no matter the actual outcome. For some reason, the media doesn’t call you out on it. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/25 "2025-06-26T00:21:56Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > The beauty of being Trump (and by extension a Trump toadie) is that you just declare victory no matter the actual outcome. For some reason, the media doesn’t call you out on it. On the Iran bombing, I’ve seen a lot of media saying that [the Iran nuclear project may have been only slightly harmed](https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/intel-assessment-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites). That’s why Trump is going homophobic on CNN’s Anderson Cooper (this one I don’t want to give a link for), and otherwise blasting the media (albeit for different reasons than you are slamming the media). But this thread is about the March-May 2025 bombing of Yemen. Are you saying that the outcome was not what I think? Then what was the outcome “the media” is failing to report? Is shipping still avoiding the area? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/26 "2025-12-05T03:14:51Z")
> Taken together, the reports paint a picture of an aircraft carrier that was not only beset by [regular missile attacks](https://apnews.com/article/journalists-yemen-sanaa-houthis-f0a544c214900608683f6590346da0b9) that stressed the crew but also other operational demands that put pressure on top leaders to the point that the ship’s captain and navigator were extremely sleep-deprived. That was just halfway through an [eight-month deployment originally slated](https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-navy-aircraft-carrier-extension-middle-east-f1404c010bff572f4d0a35fdf99e5910) to last six months. > > One report also found that, in some parts of the ship, the intense combat operations “led to a numbness among the crew” and some sailors “lost sight of the purpose of their role to the mission.” > > The four preventable mishaps cost the Navy over $100 million in three lost aircraft and damage to the Truman as well as injuries to multiple sailors. While no one died, several of the mishaps hinged on just seconds of reaction time. > **[Stress of Houthi combat was a key factor in series of costly Navy mishaps,...](https://apnews.com/article/navy-investigations-mishaps-houthi-attacks-1d6593bb438fa0f1263c0dca43d5c25e)** > > Investigative reports into a series of high-profile Navy mishaps during a U.S.-led campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels reveal the operation's toll on ships and personnel. If fighting a group like the Houthi causes all these problems, there is no way the Navy could handle extended conflict with the Russians or Chinese. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/27 "2025-12-05T14:10:28Z")
TBF the issue of overextension in the US Navy has been floating (ha) about for a while (e.g. the episodes of collissions a few years back). Add to it that for decades they hadn’t had to test themselves in a true _prolonged_ active confrontation with someone who _will actually keep shooting_ while providing sea lanes cover over a very large extension. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/28 "2025-12-05T16:36:06Z")
Well, let’s hope at least that they’re learning from all this. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/29 "2025-12-05T17:11:49Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > If fighting a group like the Houthi causes all these problems, there is no way the Navy could handle extended conflict with the Russians or Chinese. If it makes you feel any better, the Russian Navy seems to be in even worse shape, with issues like sailors stealing fire extinguishers to sell in port becoming so widespread that they locked up the fire extinguishers, which proved… Problematic… When the ship caught fire. [https://share.google/MSdhdtzYH6tjTXta8](https://share.google/MSdhdtzYH6tjTXta8) China hasn’t been tested in the same way, so it’s hard to say what shape they are in. They’ve had some recent leadership purges, which is never a good sign. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/30 "2025-12-05T17:46:16Z")
Where are you seeing that they fire extinguishers were locked up? Unless I’m missing something, your linked article doesn’t discuss this. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/31 "2025-12-05T18:09:57Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Where are you seeing that they fire extinguishers were locked up? Unless I’m missing something, your linked article doesn’t discuss this The claim originates from a leaked translated Russian report about the state of the Moskva that I first heard reported on by Perun around 33 minutes into this video: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YrgCPsock6w/maxresdefault.jpg "The Naval War in Ukraine - The Moskva, Missiles & Lessons") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrgCPsock6w) I was looking for a written article about what I’d remembered from the video not wanting to link an hour+ video but I guess this article didn’t mention that same detail. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086/32 "2025-12-05T18:39:16Z")
If true, locked up fire extinguishers are not really fire extinguishers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-about-the-war-plan-leaks-why-the-hell-is-the-us-bombing-yemen/1016086.md?page=1)