>Just damaging even a non-stealthy crewed U.S. military aircraft would be a major propaganda victory for the Yemeni militants.
Could be bittersweet if it's like poking a gorilla and leads to a scorched-earth policy eventually taking effect and escalating until Houthis have nothing left to fight for, or to fight anybody with. Regardless, their ability to disrupt shipping definitely needs to be completely neutralized at the soonest.
Plus if they fulfill their ambition to shoot down a B-2, how much of an idiot would you have to be?
Why would the bomber not be armed with a "little" nuclear ordnance "just in case"? This would then have to be detonated if it was on enemy territory if nothing else to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.
You can't be too careful with extremists.
Whether they are Americans or anti-Americans, I'm the first to admit that.
Some people are just not too smart.
sokoloff•9mo ago
rpicard•9mo ago