“New York Times”: the US has withdrawn from raids to Huti due to costs and lack of effects

The United States offensive on the Yemenian Rebels Huti has come to an end. This was decided by President Donald Trump in connection with the gigantic costs of running it. Only the first month of surgery cost the USA over a billion dollars, “The New York Times said. The campaign against Huti did not bring the intended results.

President Donald Trump has completed the offensive lasting over a month USA On the Yemenian Rebels Huti, because the campaign did not bring results, although it consumed significant means – New York Times said on Tuesday.

Powerful funds were involved in actions against Huti, including two aircraft carriers, B -2 bombers, Patriot and Thaad air defense systems – the newspaper calculated. Huti shot down seven MQ-9 drones, each of which cost about $ 30 million.

The American Navy also lost two f/A-18 Super Hornet fighters that fell into the Red Sea from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman during surgery.

According to the sources of “NYT”, several American f-16 and F-35 fighters were almost hit by Huti air defense, which caused victims among American soldiers a real threat.

So many ammunition was used, especially the precise long -range shells, that the Pentagon planners were concerned about the state of wrestling in the perspective of the possibilities of military assistance to Taiwan in reproducing the invasion China – the daily added.

According to the White House, from April 15, over 1,100 attacks on Huti were carried out to suspend the offensive on May 5, killing hundreds of their fighters, including several higher commanders.

However, the campaign did not bring the intended results. Trump announced that the US goal is to interrupt Huti attacks in the Red Sea, as well as “complete destruction” of this recognized by the West as a terrorist group of the organization. The rebels supported by Iran conducted raids on trade ships and Israel Since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip, indicating that they support Palestinian Hamas.

USA and Huti presented an agreement as their own victories

Huti still fired at trading ships and US ships, strengthened their infrastructure, transferred weapons underground. So Trump agreed to a truce proposed by Oman's diplomacy, assuming Huti attacks on American units in exchange for interrupting the raids.

Both the US and Huti presented the agreement as their own victories. The contract was surprised to be accepted by Israel, because the truce does not include Huti attacks on this state.

Originally, the American army planned that the offensive against Huti would last 8-10 months. Trump ordered the assessment of its effects after a month, then interrupted her, which also shows his reluctance to grow into long conflicts in the Middle East, “Nyt commented.

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