Yemen’s Houthi armed group has shot down seven US Reaper drones worth more than $200m in recent weeks, marking the most significant material loss yet in Washington’s campaign against the fighters.
Three of the drones were lost in the past week alone, suggesting an improvement in the Houthis’ ability to strike high-altitude US aircraft.
The drones – each costing about $30m – were conducting surveillance or attack missions when they crashed into water or land.
This is not a victory. America can only be defeated by sending home body bags, not bills.
Do they really think they can exhaust our will to spend money on weapons?
I dunno, we also just get bored and angry when our national cock is publicly embarrassed for a long time. We didn’t sour on Afghanistan because of too many deaths, we soured because it should have been over already and nothing we were doing seemed to be actually progressing toward a incontrovertible win. It was an ongoing demonstration of our limitations.
In a normal situation, no. But thanks to Czar Trump, USA has disassociated itself with its allies who used to help foot the bill with military purchases. This coupled with the idiotic trade war, the US might actually run out of money now. What was inconceivable just a month ago, maybe something we get to celebrate in the near future.
For real, I was shocked it was as many as seven drones they shot down. I saw $200M and figured it meant two.
Oh no they shot down 7 drones. And how many things did the houthies lose? By things I mean vehicles, small arms, buildings. And I mean by going back over several months.
Last I check they lost their loved on who already dead in a cemetery…
Maybe? Maybe not? Either way when you see an enemy drone there’s nothing better to do than shoot it down.