While Trump warned that Houthis rebels 'will be completely annihilated', past US presidents too have ordered attacks. But, bombings have hardly helped in Yemen.
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Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Maybe bombing Houthis won’t end Red Sea war. But nuking sure would.
What Yemen, in general, and the Houthis, in specific, need and deserve is repeated nukings. A bunch of hydrogen bombs followed by a few atomic ones would make them understand the folly of their ways.
One can guarantee that they would sign wherever they are asked to sign and they would uphold every word of the signed agreement.
Pain is a necessary evil. The right amount of pain can make even the devil come to the negotiating table and accept terms and conditions.
Maybe bombing Houthis won’t end Red Sea war. But nuking sure would.
What Yemen, in general, and the Houthis, in specific, need and deserve is repeated nukings. A bunch of hydrogen bombs followed by a few atomic ones would make them understand the folly of their ways.
One can guarantee that they would sign wherever they are asked to sign and they would uphold every word of the signed agreement.
Pain is a necessary evil. The right amount of pain can make even the devil come to the negotiating table and accept terms and conditions.