Houthis Retaliates as US Strikes Yemen! US Ground Troops Next?

Hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends, where truth matters. Excited to be with you as always, with our wonderful community. So, uh, interesting topic, sad topic of sort. Uh, I'm going to be addressing the recent attacks on the Houthis, uh, by the United States. I almost feel like saying, hey, pick someone on your side, pick someone your size. So instead of You know, it's, uh, it's sad. So as one who spent time in Yemen, and I'm going to be sharing with you a little bit of history and geography, but the key thing that I'm going to focus on is the analysis as to why the US decided to do it now. So this is what I'm going to be getting into. Before I'll do this, I always like to say hi to our wonderful community. Uh, Lori, um, let me sound this here. So this way the computer won't make sounds. Uh, Lori, Lori Edeburn, good to see you, uh, once again. Brent Browns, good to see you. 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At this point, we focus on the, uh, on the, uh, content. That is, so another thing I want to mention to you guys about, uh, while I'm talking about housekeeping, uh, housekeeping stuff here. So I had a survey that I posted, uh, for you guys because I need you to, uh, uh, share your inputs regarding what's going on. So, and the survey was about, do you believe the US will send in ground troops to Yemen? So, uh, 73% of you said no, 19% say yes, and 7% say I don't know. So, and, and yeah, I can see the rationale for that answer as to why 73% of you said no because it's a rugged terrain. So that's, that's usually how it is. And the last thing I want to share with you is regarding my live stream yesterday with Professor Anna Malindog regarding the, and in the illegal detention of the former president of Philippines, Marcos. Uh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, is Duterte, Rodrigo Duterte. I mean, Marcos should be also impeached, if I may use the term So for those who have not watched the video, here is the link. I'm gonna put it in the chat box for you. You guys can check it out later on. So because we have a lot to cover, and I'm gonna do one thing for you guys today because today we're celebrating. So I'm gonna answer some questions at the end. So prepare a few questions and I'm gonna answer them for you. So let's start with the— like we always do, guys, we do the headlines for— because I need you to be aware. Again, to me it's informative. That's what this channel is all about. So, so the first thing I want to share with you, it has to do with the upcoming of a phone call next week that's going to be between the Russian president and Donald Trump. It's going to be next week. So, and this is why a lot of people will be expecting. But here is where I disagree with the Western, especially the White House, uh, uh, press release regarding this particular topic. It stated, and I quote here, that Washington pressures Moscow to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine to end the 3-year, the 3-year war. I don't think so. We are not in a position to pressure Russia because this war is going to end on Russia's terms. It's, it's no-brainer, guys. You look at now The 75,000 soldiers in Kerch. This is why Donald Trump asked the Russian president to spare the life of these Ukrainian soldiers. So Russians are moving forward. But for the US to say, well, we're going to pressure Russia into ceasefire, I don't think so. It doesn't work that way, let alone with the Russians. Second thing I want to share with you is this one has to do with protesters, yeah, protesters chanting slogans. Go home, Yankees! Check this out. Go Yankee, go home! This one is from Greenland. About 1,000 Greenlanders participated in a demonstration on Saturday, this past weekend, here outside the US consulate in the island capital of Nuuk, um, to protest Donald Trump's statements regarding the annexation of Greenland. So, and, uh, of course, this is where they are saying, uh, I actually— they had some other, uh, signs, uh, that says, and I quote, 'You can take over our country.' And another one says, and I quote, 'You are not welcome here and stop, uh, trying to take over.' So very, very interesting. And of course, I'm still waiting to read up the results of the elections, uh, that just took place. And the last thing I want to share with you has to do with, with this incompetent individual, literally incompetent. And, and just listen what he has to say. This is of course the Prime Minister of Britain. Here is what he's saying during the virtual European Summit on Ukraine. British PM, uh, Starmer pledged on Saturday to accelerate military support for Ukraine and make Russia pay the price for its attacks. How ludicrous! It's ridiculous that, uh, uh, the PM of England— and England seems to lose its mind for how they are going about this statement. So, uh, here is what he said, and I quote, this is what Starmer said: We will accelerate our military support of Ukraine, strengthen sanctions sanctions on Russia and ensure it pays the price for its attacks on Ukraine. End of quote. You know, that's, that's ridiculous statement. I think the British and all Europe knows without the US there will be no support for Ukraine. End of story. And if it weren't for the US weapons, Ukraine would have been done with a year or two ago. Literally some. But here is one of the funniest thing I need you to know, and especially for my viewers in England. And please confirm this if you are residing in England. Uh, um, uh, I found out that now there is a rush, yeah, of wealthy individuals leaving the UK permanently. Because here is what a lot of people do not know: UK has been known for decades to be a favorite destination for world's wealthiest people. Why? Because they benefit from a tax system, and that tax system grants residents, those wealthy ones, privileges that exempt them from paying taxes on their overseas assets. Now you see why some of the leaders around the world park their money in England. So But now with this privilege about to be abolished, you know why? Because they're going to start to tax and things. So many of these rich individuals are now packing their bags and moving their capitals to other countries— their capital, I'm sorry, their capital— to other countries with more flexible tax systems. So who's going to end up holding the, the end of the stick? Is the British citizen who has to pay the taxes to, first of all, to maintain the lifestyle of the monarchy there, and of course to send to Ukraine. You wonder why inflation— or you wonder why you, uh, UK economy is, is going down the toilet. So, all right, let's get into our topic here because we got a lot to cover, and I'm gonna be addressing, of course, the recent US strikes on Yemen, certain different governorates, and of course there are civilian deaths including children. That begs the question, because dozens have been killed, those are defenseless Yemenis following the US strikes on Yemen. So, and the question, the questions that we ought to ask now, questions we ought to ask, and I have the questions for you guys, I prepared them. So this way we'll, uh, let me get to it here quickly if you allow me. Right here. The first question is, is the US acting on behalf of Israel? Yeah, what do you guys think, yes or no? Because you have to understand one thing, that the Houthis have not attacked or launched anything at Israel because they, they hold their end of the bargain by saying No, we will resume our attacks if Israel does not maintain the ceasefire. So, and this makes me think, and this is again me thinking outside the box, in your opinion, please yes or no, is the US in your opinion acting on behalf of Israel? Second question, what message is the US sending and to whom? Is this about the Houthis? Just think about it. Third question, how will the Houthis respond? And the fourth question is, what is the role of the, uh, the incompetent Arab Muslim leaders? Because you don't dismiss that for a second when you know that majority of US military installations in the Middle East or West Asia are in key Arab countries. So, so let me see your answer in the, uh, in the chat box. Uh, Amanda, you say yes. Ramples01, you say yes. Uh, Multitanta, you say yes. Uh, Bobby, uh, Bob, Bobby, you say yes. Emperor Penguin, you say yes. Um, um, Patricia, you say Israel is the pimp for the US. Uh, Fida, about Houthis and Iran especially, that's the second question. John Smith, you say yes. Hanging G, you say yes. Um, AF, uh, Carleon, you Israel is America, you got that right. And, uh, Rampage 01, message to Iran, that's regarding my third question. So regarding the first question, you guys are spot on because that's what it is. And this is where things is gonna be moving forward as now the US, uh, airstrikes on Yemen have killed, uh, uh, scores of people. And injured over 100, uh, to my knowledge, over 110 people, most of them women and children. They're defenseless, uh, defenseless rather. So, all right guys, before I move forward, please, if this is your first time here on this channel, and welcome to our community, please make sure to subscribe. I'm going to put the link for you there, and let's, let's, let's aim for this 1 million subscriber Why not? Why not? Uh, I want to say thank you to Fred Ball. The US that is lobbied has destroyed the Middle East culture on behalf of Israel. I— the destruction of the culture, I concur to that, because prior to the invasion of Iraq, you know, I wrote a report pushing for not going into Iraq. Why? It's because, first of all, I argued that you— we guys, we don't understand that the history when I say we, I'm referring to the incompetent politicians in Washington. They don't understand the history of Iraq in the past. And to those who understand, with who understand the history of Iraq, if you know one thing about Iraq, Iraq was the center of the Arab civilization. That is where the grammatical rules of the Arabic language started. And if anybody who, who knows Arabic and speaks Arabic here, you will understand when I mention to you, uh, one of the, their top philosopher or thinker or poets, whatever term you want to use, Abu Tayyib al-Mutanabbi. There is a boulevard in, in Baghdad that is named after him. So, uh, this is why we didn't understand. And second argument I made was we're gonna change the Middle East upside down, that we never go back to what it was before. And here we are. So you are absolutely correct, Fred. I'm gonna share this with the community right here. You Middle East Culture on behalf of Israel, uh, scenario 1: given the geopolitical shift, the US will decline naturally. And 2: the ordinary people will revolt eventually. Spot on, Fred, couldn't agree more. It's just a matter of time, especially in the Arab states that are supporting the US behind the scenes. That will include this kind of strikes, even though the strikes came from an aircraft carrier. But remember, Qatar has the largest military installation, US military base in the Middle East. Then Saudi Arabia, Jordan, uh, uh, who else does— Egypt. You got the idea. So thank you very much, Fred. Uh, truly appreciate you. Uh, now I'm gonna, I'm gonna share a clip with you. I need you to take a listen here, guys. And let's start with this one here. All right, I just wanted to start with that clip first. Of course it's heartbreaking, and I'm going to detail everything as I move forward some. But the first thing I feel that you need to know is at least who are the Houthis. A lot of people do not know. They think that they're these rebels in the mountains, whatever. Well, yeah, they started certain ways, but now it's a movement. I mean, they are in charge in Yemen, in Sana'a. This is what it's all about. It's because they are not willing to do the bidding for the Americans. Like what the previous president, the late President Ali Abdullah Saleh, did. So, so the Houthi is known also as Ansarullah, which is an Arabic word for— the translation goes as supporters of God, you know. Now, of course, the West is going to describe them as a rebel group. Well, if it is a rebel group, at least it's taking stand and is— here is the key, guys— it is putting the Arab and Muslim leaders to shame. No, of course, Houthis control, uh, uh, most of Yemen, including the capital Sana'a and, uh, some of the western and northern areas close to the Saudi border. This is what the whole issue is all about, and I'm going to detail because I, when I wrote the Saudi book, I detailed more about this. So the Houthis emerged in the early '90s but rose to prominence in 2014, to be exact. And I was in the country at that time between 2006 to 2011, if I'm not mistaken, back and forth. So, and this is when the group rebelled against Yemeni government, but the Yemeni government was supported by the Saudis at that time with the Saudis doing our own bidding. And because that's what caused now this, at that time, the government to step down was crippling the whole dynamics in, in, in Yemen. And this is why the Saudis went to a war in Yemen, but they couldn't defeat the Houthis. We were the one providing them intelligence and support. You know, Saudis couldn't— Saudis can't fight. You all know this. There's no secret about that one. It was the Saudis and United Arab Emirates. What they both have in common, they all have military installations in their countries. This is why I'm saying the Houthis have put the Arab and Muslim leaders to shame. So of course, it's not a secret Houthis have been supported by— are supported by the, uh, the, the, the Iranians, because that war that took place in Yemen was a proxy war at that time between Saudi Arabia and Iran. And of course That's how it moved forward. So, so let me do a little bit of geography, a little bit of history, and I'm gonna dig into, uh, my own analysis here about, uh, well, about the, uh, the airstrikes and what it means. All right, let me share a screen with you just for you guys to see, uh, where Yemen is. And again, I don't assume everybody knows where things are, and, and that's why we are here. We are here to learn, guys. We learn from each other. That's That's the purpose of this channel, in my opinion. All right, Yemen. Yemen is an arid country situated in West Asia, or, or they call it Middle East, or even the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. That is, it is located in the northern and eastern hemisphere of the Earth. Yemen is bordered by two main countries.. And those countries are Saudi Arabia, which is bounded to its north, and Oman, it's bounded to the east. Yemen has a coastline on the Red Sea to the west, which is the one that they are controlling right now. The Gulf of Aden, another important location. If you can, let me, let me push, let me make this, uh, full here, and I'm gonna move the map a little bit Aden right here at the bottom, guys. That's where it's very, very important. Uh, then you have the Arabian Sea and the Guadaloupe Channel bound to the south. Yemen is strategically located at the entrance of Bab-el-Mandeb. Bab-el-Mandeb is right here, very, very crucial. This is why in Eritrea and Djibouti, the, the, the cross over into— through Bab-el-Mandeb to get to where they want to get there. So, so, Bab el-Mandeb, the strait, links the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea via the Gulf of Aden, or Khalij Aden, as it says in Arabic, to those who speak Arabic language. Now, the history of Yemen, which is very important to understand, and I have a I don't know, I thought I had a picture to share it with you. Uh, no, I don't. Anyway, let's move on, let's move on with what we need to do. So when you think about, uh, about Yemen, you have to go back, and I'm going to take you back briefly to 1500. Why 1500? Does anybody tell— can tell me who was at that time an empire during that era? Let me see. Oh, oh, Alistair O'Keen, you got it. The Ottomans. It's very important for you guys to understand why that is so. So the Ottomans absorbed part of Yemen into their empire, but are expelled in the 1600s. In other words, a century later. Fast forward to 1839. Why 1839? Because Aden, or Aden, came under the British rule, and that's when the Suez Canal— it was the same time— opened in 1869, and that's where it served as a major refueling port. So this is what's important about this. Interestingly enough is that the Ottoman Empire returned in 1849, but only returned to the north. That's very important to understand because you're going to see moving forward the north and the south. Fast forward to 1918. What happened in 1918 for the Ottoman Empire? It dissolved, and North Yemen gain independence of a feudal rule and succeeds. So now, at that time, the independence— once it gained its independence, it was ruled by none other than Imam Yahya. He's well known in, in Yemen. Ask any, especially the older generation, they will know who Imam Yahya is. So what happened to Imam Yahya? In 1948, he was assassinated, but his son— who had— he had a son by the name Ahmad— fights off the opponents of feudal rules and succeeds his father, meaning he took over. Fast forward to 1962, this is the key. Imam Ahmad died and he succeeded by his son However, the army seized power and set up Yemen as the Yemen Arab Republic. They put a new name to it. So, and that in itself, the moment they did that, that sparked a civil war between the royalist supporter, supported by Saudi Arabia, and Republicans backed by Egypt. This is what I need you to understand, why the Arab leaders now are put to shame for what the Houthis is doing, because Houthis are taking stand against this mighty American power, which by the way, you all know, uh, look what we did in Afghanistan, look what we did in Iraq. What makes us think that we're going to do this, we're going to be able to defeat the Houthis in Yemen? I'm, I'm telling you from the get-go, Yemen's not gonna back down no matter what they say. So, but what was important is for you to understand that history aspects of it. And this is why, you know, that Egypt and Saudi Arabia played a role into all this. And this is when South Yemen was formed in 1967, and that's when Britain withdrew from the south after years of pro-independence. So, uh, fast forward 19— I'm gonna take you back, guys, to 1986. Why 1986? Is because that's when thousands of Yemenis die in power struggle in the south, which effectively drives the first generation of leaders from office. Because before that, it was one particular guy, and he died. That's the former president. Ali Abdullah Saleh became the president of North Yemen. I met him personally when I was in one of my trips to Yemen. I didn't talk to him. There was no need for me to talk to him, but he was like standing literally quite a distance from me in a military installation, was passing by, and we kind of locked eyes, but I wasn't authorized to talk to the guy or say hi or whatever. So he does not need to know who I'm Hawaiian, whatever. So, but anyway, I, I remember seeing him there. Now, why is this important? Is because we used Ali Abdullah Saleh to do our bidding in, in, in that part of the world, believe it or not. So, and in 1990, the two Yemeni— Yemens, meaning Yemen North, Yemen South— reunited, uh, with Ali Abdullah Saleh as president, you know. But also That was during the same time. What happened in the 1990s? That's the beginning of 1990. What happened? You guys should know. In 1990, major event in the world, of course, and it's not pertaining to Yemen in itself, but 1990— Saddam? No, no, good try. Iraq? No. Has nothing to do with the Middle East. Has nothing to do with Middle East. 1991, the beginning of something major. Uh, Iraq, Iraq, Iraq, Iraq, Gulf War. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. 1990, USSR. Carl Leon, you got it. USSR, the beginning of the demise of the Soviet Union. Why is this important? Because Yemen was a client of the Soviet Union. That is why it's important to understand that. So in 1994, President Saleh declared the emergency, state of emergency, and dismissed the vice president at that time. So, and that's what set the beginning for even the tensions between Yemen and Eritrea over some sort of Hanish Island, if you know, which is on the Red Sea. And that's the international court or arbitration awarded the island, the bulk of the archipelago, to Yemen in 1998. That is one. And of course, I take you back to 2000. That's when AQ attacked the US naval call, USS Cole, and you know the history from that one. So, uh, now the key important is in 2004, which is where Henry died as troops battle the Shia insurgency led by Hussein al-Houthi in the north. Because the— if I bring back, and I'm going to bring back the map just to show you the location. A lot of people do not even know where this location is. It's called Saada. Saada is considered right here, guys. Saada, that is the headquarters of the Houthis. That's where they are. And if you look at Saada, which is closer to the border with Saudi Arabia, and this Aruba desert— and I do have, uh, let me show you picture from the Rub' al-Khali because I've been there. It's right here, this area that is— has nothing but just, uh, there's nothing there, it's just a desert. So all this comes close. Yes, I was sitting on a cliff. I guess it wasn't my time yet, but that's, that's just what it is. So So, and all this is nothing but a desert, Sada. That's what I need you to understand, because that's where the headquarters of Yemen is, the, the Houthis. I'm sorry, the Houthis, that is. And this is where the Houthis demand reform and so forth, and, and led to the 2011, and one thing led to the next, and the AQ and so forth. So We intervened in Yemen, of course, with the airstrikes, starting in 2015. And this is where you have the Saudis came in with United Arab Emirates. And, uh, I'm, I'm gonna put a link for you guys if you want, just read up on it later on. And I'm gonna get into my analysis for on this one right there, but it's very, very important to understand the history, because without it, things will not make sense to you. So now you think about— I had a chance to read an article by Maryam Ali, very interesting. There are some key points there, and, and, and it makes sense as to, for example, uh, why the US attacks targeted Sa'dah. Once again, is the location we talked about. Uh, it's very, very important. I think I have a map of, uh, where they targeted US, uh, and I'm going to share it with you here as a picture, not as a— let me get to it right here, guys. Those are the targeted locations, and one of them is right here at the north. That's for Sa'dah, and this is where, uh, in, in Sa'dah, they were about 12 raids were reported in Sada, which means strikes, and that was on power stations in the town of Dahyan, which caused a blackout in there. Then you have Ibb. Ibb is a governorate, Mudariyat Ibb. The deadliest attack occurred in the district of Khasa. In the Ibb governorates, where US warplanes targeted two residential buildings, killing at least 15 people, according to the Houthis. So now, if you are to do this, to conduct the airstrike, why would you target the civilians? Because what makes now what the US is doing versus what Israel has done against the civilians? So to me, it's like civilians are are, are off-limits. Children are off-limits. Women are off-limits. Elderly are off-limits. So if you are to target, target military installations. And at the same time, if you are to, to do this, do this against someone your size. It becomes the question that, that, uh, why are we doing this one here? So, and that's what we're gonna get into as to really Why is the US doing all this targeting women and children and, and so forth? Why, why is this? And that becomes the question that we asked earlier, is because first of all, the strikes began this weekend on Saturday, then into, uh, early days of, of Sunday. And when Donald Trump orders this series of strike, here is somebody who said, oh, I want to pull the US out of conflicts. Now you just dug the US into a hole because here is the thing, Houthis is not going to back down, which means the US will have to keep bombing. For what? Because this is not about just we want to have the free navigation in the Red Sea. So because the Houthis have threatened, have threatened to resume strike, but they have not resumed the strike. So if the US will say, well, because they acted, they did not. So let's just be fair and clear about this because the, the, uh, the Houthis threatened if they will resume strikes, if and against Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea because of the ongoing blockade in Gaza. What the Houthis have told the Israelis is lifted the blockade on Gaza and we won't attack anything. And they gave them 4 days. So, and the reason why the Houthi is doing, which is shame on Muslim and Arab leaders, because as you know, is the month of Ramadan. You know, some people in Gaza have nothing to eat because Israeli put a blockade. You're talking about people fasting and they might not have anything to eat when the sun goes down, while the Arab leaders, the corrupted one, are having table full of food and so forth. And this is what I'm saying, uh, literally the Houthis put the Arab leaders, Muslim leaders, into shame. So the US conducted over 40 raids. That's just what was reported. So, and I have some images here that I'm going to share with you. Uh, I, I give credit, by the way, of this to, uh, US Navy. That's just their picture. So the key question that begs the question— the, the, the key question as to why the US is attacking Yemen all of a sudden. So, you know, well, you have to really think big, and the first answer that comes to mind, and this one has nothing to do with the region. This might shock you, surprise you. It has to do with ensuring, uh, the— some about between $40 to $60 billion a year from the military defense industry. So which means what? They have to generate between $40 and $60 billion a year, and that's going to be through the conflict. Like what you are seeing now we are embarking on. No, you know, whoever thought that the US, the majority were thinking in terms of, uh, the idea of the dust will settle on Ukraine and we move far east because far east is coming. You all know what happened now in Philippines with the, uh, illegal detention of the former president, uh, Rodrigo Duterte. Now there are those who saying what he did killing drug leaders. Well, wait a minute, wouldn't you want to clean your, your country from drug dealers? I mean, wouldn't you want to have drugs all over your place? Even I got a word now that drugs are back in the streets in the Philippines. But the point is, is that what you're seeing going in Philippines is the prelude as to what's coming later on, because we're going to be aiming our sights to that location after we done with Ukraine. But all of a sudden now, these attacks on the Houthis came, uh, the strikes, and is going to change the equation. So, so, they— of course, if you go back to the history of what the Houthis have done, they have attacked ships because they follow through with what they said. That since November 2023, they launched— the Houthis launched several attacks on ships around the, off the Yemeni coast. So, and they are not gonna, they didn't care whether American or not. So as a matter of fact, they did attack some US military because they are not, here is one thing I need you to know about the Houthis as one who spent time in Yemen, you know, they have no fear of death. Yeah. So, so when the US is saying, oh, this is nothing but a beginning of a large-scale offensive across Yemen, they don't care. They're still going to fight. They're still going to attack the ships. They have their ways. And if we think we're going to just bomb some location, you know, those weapons, whatever they have, they are deep in some deep mountains over there. It's a rugged terrain, you know. And this is where When we think that we're gonna have to just flex our muscle with this show of, uh, and all the pictures I'm gonna show you here, guys, those are belong to the US Navy, so I'll give credit for that. Uh, when we think we're gonna show this mighty, the, uh, the Hornet here, it's the, uh, the F, um, yeah, that's the Hornet. And this, this picture goes to Chief Photographer for the Navy. You have to give credit, guys, because that's the right thing to do. His name is Greg McCrash. So this is the Harry Truman, that's the one that launched the, uh, but when you look at the locations of where we are targeting, and those are the missiles or bomb that been dropped, you know, you're dropping it on a, on a, on a very, the poorest country in the world. In the Arab or the Muslim, uh, Muslim world, that is. And yet the Arab and Muslim leaders are just watching from the side. So I know the strikes came from the aircraft carrier, and for a reason. It's because no Arab country would want to be seen as allowing the missiles to be launched from its territory. But don't trust that. The Arab leaders will do more to help the Americans that you can even imagine. Shame on them for that. So it becomes the idea of why the US is saying, well, we have to free the navigation on, on the Red Sea. So why the Red Sea is important to begin with? Well, because the Red Sea is very strategic. It's a very vital maritime trade route. You're looking at about between 10 to 12% of global trade that passing through those waters. So once you look back into, uh, right here I have a map here and we give credit here to the, uh, Port Economics Management. That's their picture here. When you think about the Red Sea, so where the red line is, guys, that goes through Yemen. If that is blocked, just look where— if you have a shipment from Netherlands to Singapore, if a Red Sea is closed, then they have to go all the way around the Cape, uh, uh, the Cape of, uh, uh, Good Hope in South Africa and cross through the Indian Ocean from the bottom all the way to Singapore. That's just an example. That's just to give you an example. This is why the maritime, uh, of Red Sea is very, very, very, very crucial. Think about it also when you remember the map I showed you earlier for the Babel-Mandeb. Let me bring it back up for you to understand, uh, Babel-Mandeb right here, guys. This one. Make this big for you to see. The Bab-el-Mandeb. When you think about, uh, the Suez Canal and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, those are also considered like choke points. For what? For energy shipments from the Gulf or from Middle East, that is. Because that one, it can facilitate up to 12% of the total— yeah, the total seaborne traded oil and about 8% of the world liquefied natural gas, or LNG. So because if you go back and check the record, and there is, uh, and I'm going to provide you the link, guys, for this, but in 2023, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait alone handled about 8.8 million barrels per day of oil and 4 1.1 billion cubic feet per day of LNG, or liquefied natural gas, making it essential for global energy security and economic, uh, uh, uh, stability. So the alternative now is you have to go through the Cape of Good Hope at— in South Africa to get to where you need to get. So But the key important in all this to understand of what— why is the US doing this, sort of the objective, if I may share this with you. And once again, I had a chance to read an article by Muhammad Al-Minsawi, so very interesting, very, very spot on as far as the content of it. So, and this falls back to what Uh, oh, let me stop this one here, guys. Uh, falls back to what the US said. What did the Secretary of Defense said? P— uh, uh, uh, said— he said peace through strength, which means we're gonna have to flex our military muscles and do whatever to maintain peace, which is the wrong approach. Because if you do apply this against somebody your size, let's say China, you're gonna find out. And I don't think so. Actually, let me ask you the question. Do you guys think the US will do the same what is doing now in South China Sea? Yes or no? Let me just, because I like to engage you into the conversation. In your opinion, do you think what the US just did against the Houthis will be able to replicate that in South China Sea? Uh, Truth Seeker is saying no. Uh, Seaborn Ninja is saying no. Milti Tom, you say no. Kevin, you say hell no, that's correct. Uh, uh, Hang G, you say go ground, go around South Africa. Okay, that's not— Army of Harmony, no. AF AFG Don, Carleon, you say no. Amanda, no way. World Majority, no. Hairless Ape, no. Hanging G, no. You guys got it, because that is the point. They won't be able to because we might not be able to fight someone our size. And as a matter of fact, so far the US is not— if the US couldn't defeat, couldn't win the conflict, I won't even call it a war a conflict in Afghanistan or Iraq, what makes us think we're going to win a conflict in South China Sea against a formidable military like China? What makes us think this? What makes us think we're going to defeat the Russians or even, even Iran? What makes us think we're going to defeat this? And this is where that understanding of why the US will go about this approach of the, uh, uh, peace through strength, because you have both, you have the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, uh, repeating this narrative. So now there will be the objective of what are objective that the US wants to achieve into all this. Well, one of them, for example, it will be to destroy or dismantle the capabilities of the Houthis when it comes down to missile launchers. Yeah, wishful thinking. You can destroy one or two, but we should not be thinking that the Houthis are not smart enough to diversify the locations as to where their missile launchers are. So let alone if they're gonna target— if the US is going to target only the locations, uh, in, in the mountains, They will be on the other locations underground because here is one thing that the Houthis have to their advantage, especially with these missile launchers, is that if they are from the mountainous areas, uh, uh, uh, uh, they will be able to reach their targets in no time. That is why the advantage they have because they high altitude. So the other thing, if the Houthis will be able to launch their attack from Bab-el-Mandeb. I, I removed the— I don't know why I forgot. I forgot that I removed the map. All right, there, let me put it back up and I'll refer to it if I need, when I need to show you something. Yeah, like in this case, from, uh, uh, Bab-el-Mandeb through the Strait of, uh, of, uh, uh Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea. This is where the ships are crossing through, like this one here. And that's what the Houthis— because remember, they do have missiles that can reach that destination. No, and this is where the idea of— that's one of the objectives. The US wants to destroy that one. Second one, the US said that we have targeted the Houthis leadership, which is not True, it's— of course Mr. Trump's gonna have to inflate that we decapitated— no, no, no, no, no, you have not decapitated the leadership. They are smart enough to know that they are not going to be sitting all in one locations because they are dispersed all over. Yes, they all fall under one particular individual, uh, uh, his name is Al-Houthi. Uh, but they are not going to be in one location. So, and the third one, which is the key here, and that leads us to the key question as to why the US is doing all this. This, the message is to Iran. Why? As you know, Iran supports Houthis. But do you think Iran is going to stop from supporting Houthis? No, there is no way. There is no way. And if the US think that they're going to try to scare Iran by conducting this, they are mistaken. Those individual— both those entities, both Iran and the Houthis, will not get intimidated by this. No. And this is what the Trump administration wanted to use, more firepower than its previous administration. So, you know, and that's where again that concept of peace through strength comes in, but not— it's not going to work against this. So here is what the Secretary of Defense, Pete Haag, said, and I quote, the era of peace through strength is back. He added, this campaign is about— meaning the strikes against the Houthis. This campaign is about freedom of navigation and restoring deterrence. The moment the Houthis say, we are going to stop shooting at your ships, we— meaning the Americans here— we are going to stop shooting at your drones, this campaign will end. But until then, it will be relentless. End of quote. What's important about this statement, guys, is the keyword of the freedom of navigation. And you can bet on it, the way I see it over the horizon, is we're gonna argue and use this argument when we start sending advanced ships, warships that is, into the South China Sea and say, oh no, we just go— we already doing this. I'm talking about the next level, the next phase, that ships that could, that acquire some advanced missiles within their capability or their components. So what, what, uh, uh, uh, Hicks said, the Secretary of Defense already trying to psychologically pave the world into getting used to, is the idea of, like he said, and I rephrase, and I'm going to say it again, We are going to stop— we are— I'm sorry, this campaign is about freedom of navigation and restoring deterrence. Yeah, just read between the lines, guys. Just read between the lines. And I am, again, I am concerned as to what I see over the horizon regarding South China Sea. That is one of the reasons why I intend to go back to that part of the world, uh, for my second Asia trip, uh, in, in the summer. And again, I will need to know as far as the locations, and I'm gonna be aware of what I need to be looking for. So even the Secretary of State Robbio, that, that's, that's— he also said that Uh, here is what I, I couldn't agree— disagree more with what he's saying here regarding the attacks, uh, on the Houthis. Here is what he said. He said, over the— and I quote— over the past 18 months, the Houthis have struck or attacked US military naval vessels 174 times and attacked commercial shipping vessels 145 times. So they are a group of pirate gangs with precision-guided anti-ship weapons in one of the most important shipping lanes in the world. This cannot continue. End of quote. Well, first of all, Mr. Secretary, you need to look at how many attacks the Houthis did against our naval vessels versus how many they did against commercial. 174 against 145. And it just, it tells you they don't fear the American military hardware. Second thing is that the group is not a pirate. Houthis are not a pirate. They are well-armed movement. And they are, matter of fact, in charge of Yemen right now. Because if they weren't, why haven't be Why haven't we been able to lift the blockade imposed for so many months? And they're only asking one thing, and that thing they're asking is for Israel to lift its blockade on Gaza regarding the food and so forth assistance. Because here's the thing, if you go back a few months ago, the Houthis said, if ceasefire is reached, we will stop attacks. And they did. So I don't think so the Houthis lie. I don't think so. And if they say something, they follow through, unlike the Arab and Muslim leaders, the incompetent one. They can't even take stand, which really, really shameful. I'm sure the Muslim and the Arab population— and I'm not blaming the Arab population, guys, we make a distinction here. Is the leaders. But the Arab, the Arab population understand this reality because the leaders— it's like what we've seen in Syria recently. Remember the post I did for you guys regarding the Syria giving a monthly stipend to the military and government employees, which is basically security? So somebody put a comment saying, well, Dr. O, at least they did something nice. And I said, yeah, I agree. But come on, let's, let's take a step back and think about it. If they were to do this, why they didn't give the stipend to the entire society? Instead, they focused on the military and security, the apparatus that can control the population. That is the— it's a common practice in the Muslim world. The leaders, that's how they control. Just look at their spending on the military and security apparatus. So, so, and I'm very familiar with— during my days in Washington, I was aware of some Arab countries, some of them spend up to $20 billion. Yeah, $20 billion on internal security. So That's just to highlight to you how this is going to go. So, no, now the idea of why these attacks on the Houthis— it's meant to be a message to Iran. So more so than it is meant to be to stop the, uh, to stop the attacks on the commercial vessels in the Red Sea. So it's a reality that Western media will not want to disclose openly. So that's what it is. Yeah. And this is where, you know, the Houthis— here is the truth again that they are not reporting openly, is that the Houthis did stop their attacks once a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was reached. Simple as that. This is why, this is why Israel was, Israel lifted the lid on the secrecy of the meeting between the United States and Hamas because they get nervous that we might strike a deal with Hamas at the expense of Israel. So yeah, however, the Houthis have threatened to resume, their operations or attacks. That is if this ceasefire doesn't hold. And this is exactly what we are witnessing right now with, with Israel doing, let alone the blockade on allowing food. And where is, pardon me, where is the Arab world? Where is the Muslim world? Where is this, uh, brotherhood? Where is this brotherhood of the Muslim Ummah? Where is this, uh, the benefits of the month of Ramadan? When you're supposed to help and feed the hungry? Where is all that? It shows you hypocrisy of the highest order when it comes down to the incompetent Arab and Muslim leaders. No exceptions. Of course, you put Iran and, and the Houthis on, on, on, on one category and the rest in, you know, you know Qatar, you know, I've been aware of it, but just to your surprise, with Qatar having the largest military, US military installations in the region, this is Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, you know, you know, they care less for the Palestinians. And I've always said this, they use the Palestinian conflict to sort of to divert attention from the failure of their— meaning Arab leaders— their country's economic policies, education, healthcare, infrastructure, income inequalities, and so forth. That's how they, they will allow, for example, peaceful demonstrations in support of the Palestinian cause, when in reality they care less. Because when it matters, they are not showing up. Because now it matters for these Arab leaders to show leadership. What are they doing? Only one entity is the Houthis that taking stand. So, so now there is another aspect you need to consider, and the other aspect has to do with the message that the US is sending to Iran, which means it wanted to demonstrate that the United States will not hesitate, in, uh, deploying its naval assets and force and so forth. So, but at the same time, what makes us think that this is gonna deter Iran or scare Iran or intimidate Iran? We will be mistaken if we think that. So, because this is probably, if I am to guess, once again, I am just thinking outside the box, putting my geopolitical analyst hat on, I will say that Probably Mr. Trump is thinking in terms of setting the conditions of pre-negotiations so he can have leverage. But on the other hand, what makes him think that the Iranians will agree to have negotiations to begin with? It's, to me, it's a flaw into thinking in these terms. No, I don't think so because Iranians not going to get intimidated by that. Second thing, Iranians have some advanced missile systems, you know, and I will not rule out the option that the Russians will provide some hardware to Iran. So, so I, I have my doubts. I really have my doubt that these attacks will, you know, it just, you know, Trump wants to— because here is the thing, If the Houthis, which by the way, they already, already attacked the USS, uh, uh, uh, Harry Truman. Yeah, let me show you the aircraft carrier. That is right there. They already attacked it, and I have a link. Of course, it's not going to be in, in, in the Western media. If you are to— it says right there, "Al-Hutiyun yualinu nastihidaf hamila ta'irat amrikiyush," translates to "The Houthis announce the targeting of a US aircraft carrier." So I listened in Arabic to the speech by Yahya Saree. He's the Yemeni military spokesperson. It's this person right here. Let me— I have a— I kept a picture right here, this one. So the, the H is not going to be intimidated. They already tired, and we shall see how this is going to be developed. Because here's the thing, Trump will find out that sometimes intimidation doesn't work. You might do intimidation with the likes of Jordan, the likes of Egypt, as far as threatening them with this and that. Even Egypt, with— it has a good military, but it's useless because now when it's needed the most, what they can do? Nothing. Like they always say, uh, uh, you show leadership when it matters. This now moment right now, it matters, but the Arab leaders are I don't know, you know. The thing is that one thing I need you to get out of this, guys, before I'll close out here and answer some of your questions: the Houthis will fight. They will keep fighting forever. That's like the other group, the T group in Afghanistan. You know what that is. And this is why, and I couldn't agree more, there is a an international affairs expert at Stimson Institute in Washington. Her name is Barbara Slavin. I couldn't agree more with her. I read some of her white papers, and I read from different sources, guys, because I wanted to provide you a well-versed assessment of the geopolitical aspects here. And when she argued, and I quote, if Trump thinks This makes the United States look strong. He should try to be tougher on the Russian president Vladimir Putin, end of quote. Oh, otherwise the attacks are nothing more than an attempt to divert attention away from Russia, end of quote. She's, she's spot on. She's spot on. Uh, and I couldn't agree more with her on this aspect. That's why I am convinced that the Houthi is going to keep fighting. This is not going to intimidate them. They've been on this before. Where the surprise is, is that this time it was only the United States by itself, because the previous attacks— what are the other two countries that have joined the US in strikes? Can you guys type in, in the chat box if you happen to know what that is? Oh, first of all, I want to say thank you to Kevin The Baptist, I can't thank you enough, man. I just saw this one here. Sorry, earlier I didn't see it. Uh, Kevin, Dr. O, given the stupid attacks on Yemen by the US, how close do you think we are to the US directly attacking Iran? You know, I'm gonna go ahead and answer questions and I'll get back to your answer, guys, about this one. Uh, no, we are not close, you know, no matter what you hear, no matter what you see, you know. It's a calculated risk, and Mr. Trump is weighing the options, and he knows the hardliners in Washington is going to push him into that. Because remember, remember, the overall objective of all this, besides the message to Iran, is to ensure the— between $40 and $60 billion a year of revenues for the military-industrial complex. That is what's the objective. Now, this one, as being closer to— no, yeah, we could get, but the US will have to think twice before launching its attack. And if they do, then Iran will be within its own right to defend itself, because that's, that's under international law. Even the Houthis now have the right to respond, and that's why they want to hit and attacked the USS Harry Truman. So, so once again, uh, Kevin, uh, Baptist, thank you so much for your both super stickers. I'm very grateful to you for your support. All right, let me go back to your answer, guys, because I want to see your answer, uh, to my earlier question. The answer is no, no, no. Wad Iban, you say no, Taiwan No, I'm Lohani, say no. Marco W, hello Taiwan, I know what you mean. Patricia is saying no way. Amjad Ali, try and see, that is correct. Yeah, and I'm scrolling all the way down to see the recent answer to Yeah, I, I just don't see, I just don't see how, uh, the US— oh, UK and France. Truth Seeker, you got only one right. There is another one. Dave H, France and Britain. No, you got only one right. Oh, Paul, Paul got it. Paul, you got it. It was Israel and UK. I know someone else answer, uh, UK. Yes, Hanging G, you got it right. No, you got it right. So it was my— to my question earlier, who joined the US back then? Where the difference now is that it's only the US by itself, because is the UK in possession to do so? Is Israel in possession to do so? I don't think so. If you only know the mess that exists inside Israel, especially now with the head of the Shabak You know what a Shabak is? It's their security service, internal security service inside. And the guy who threatened now to expose Benjamin Netanyahu, Bibi Netanyahu, which by the way, there are some analysts who are arguing that we might be looking at an internal civil war inside Israel. You know what I'm looking at right now? I am looking at one specific event. It's going to happen next month. Next month, Bibi is going to be going to Hungary. Makes me— because there is an arrest warrant, makes me just wonder if he will be arrested by the ICC or not. But again, I know better, right? So, so anyway, let me wrap this up, guys, and I'm going to take a look at again if there are any questions there. So, so here's the thing. What, what has happened now with the strikes is that even the Secretary of Defense, he does not rule out the possibility of the US becoming embroiled into endless wars in the region. That is why I did the video for you guys, uh, for those who have not seen it yet, let me get you the link. I did the analysis for you about the possibility, uh, of, uh, uh, Donald Trump going into a war against Iran. So I'm going to put it in the chat box for you guys, for those who have not seen it yet, and you can check it out later on. And that is one of the possibilities that now we are going to be going for more conflicts, even though Mr. Trump saying, well, I'm gonna not have the— we're gonna pull the US out of conflicts and all that. No, what you hear president saying versus what he does is the same. There is no difference between both parties. Two faces of the same coin. You guys need to grasp this, especially for my American viewers. When will Americans wake up? When will Americans wake up? Because you have to understand who controls the process. If you don't understand that, then whatever I say will not make sense to you at all. Whatever you see will not make sense to you at all. So, so, because both Republicans and Democrats, they all have the records on, on when it comes down to conflicts in different parts of the world. So anyway, this is what I see. Moving forward into all these tensions. So suffice it to say, and I conclude with this, suffice it to say that the attacks on the Houthis— Houthis will not be intimidated, and they are not, they are not gonna lay down their weapons. They already, as I mentioned, they already started, they already attacked USS Harry Truman from where it launched. So Do they have any other sophisticated weapons that the world hasn't seen yet? I don't know, I can't answer that one. But I do know that they will be in a position to acquire something like that from a third party. This is what I see coming forward. And as to the US, it's going to find itself embroiled into more conflict, which is exactly what the military-industrial complex wants. Remember that number, between $40 and $60 billion a year. A year. How are you going to generate that if you don't have conflict? Why do you think the conflict in Ukraine been dragged all along? So I'll, I'll say the same about now, what's going on, uh, with against the Houthis, maybe Iran down the road, but Iran is going to be a different ball game. Iran is not Iraq. Iran is not Afghanistan. Iraq is not Syria. And given, by the way, in Syria what's going on right now, you're looking at a proxy war in Syria between Israel and Turkey. You know, all of a sudden you have now the, the, the, the members of the, uh, terrorist groups now becoming in power and being received in Brussels. Through the European Parliament. The foreign minister of the interim government in Syria is now going to Brussels. They're gonna roll out the red carpets. You all know what it means. So yeah, but on the other hand, how can you— how can we even say for the Turkey and Israel are kind of proxy war when they are also thinking in terms of Same objective. Makes you just wonder why the Zulani— you all remember Zulani, right? Why he never attacked Israel. Your answer is right there. So anyway, guys, let me— yeah, we are— wow, I didn't realize I went over time here. I usually did do 1 hour here, but let me, uh, answer Army with Harmony. Thank you so much for uh, your Super Sticker. Will US Union hold? Not in a long term. Not in a long term. Because at some point, the average citizen is going to have to start now decide between either buying medicine if he or she happens to be sick, whatever, or buying dinner. They won't be able to do both. And that's when you realize where our tax dollars are being spent on. And that's when again ties me to my earlier statement about the military-industrial complex wants to ensure that there is between $40 and $60 billion a year coming out of through conflicts. This is why we're going to be seeing this. Once again, thank you so much. And yes, appreciate the congrats. From you regarding the 100K. 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So why not, let's aim for that million subscribers down the road. So I'm very, very grateful to you. I look forward to seeing you guys. Hope you guys learned something with me here, and much appreciate your civility in the conversation on the chat room. I'm very, very thankful to you for keeping it civil. Thank you for that. As always, remember, geopolitics impacts your daily life in more ways than one. Till next time, guys. Bye-bye.