Wow AC. Your really losing it. I guess your humiliation in that other thread t'other day isn't sitting well.

The Houthis didn't fire rockets into Tel Aviv. They fired at Tel Aviv and with all these Iranian created rockets they didn't get within cooee of their target.

The IDF then went in and took out all of the Houthi controlled port facilities such that they won't be getting any Iranian resupplies any time soon.

As to the Houthis attacking shipping... how many military vessels have they sunk. I'll leave you to google it but if you come up with a number greater than zero, you've been led done the garden path again.

But that's standard AC. He reads some rubbish, falls for it and then asserts that anyone who doesn't likewise fall for the rubbish is wrong.

Paul,

1. You said I was an expert. I never made any such claim. I'm not.
2. You keep using the word militarism. Look it up because I don't think you know what it means.

As to how I gained my knowledge...

When my son joined the Army Reserves and wanted to have some background knowledge on military strategy and tactics I gave him these books from my library:

Thukydides
Tacitus on Agricola
Arrian, The Anabasis of Alexander
Fuller, "Nine Principles of War"
Liddell-Hart, "Strategy"
Guderain. memoirs
Halsey. life of..

I've also read any number of similar histories over the years.

I also subscribe to "Foreign Policy" magazine and the Institute for the Study of War.

"Wow AC. Your really losing it. I guess your humiliation in that other thread t'other day isn't sitting well."
- I own up to doing foolish things immediately, so I don't dig the hole any deeper when I screw up, unlike you.

"As to the Houthis attacking shipping... how many military vessels have they sunk. I'll leave you to google it but if you come up with a number greater than zero, you've been led done the garden path again."
- They never set out to target military vessels, I think they were just a bonus.
The aim was to disrupt shipping, and they've been quite successful.
They caused the Israel southern port at Eilat to go bankrupt.

AI Overview
"The Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have had a significant impact on the global economy and Israel's economy, including:

Increased shipping costs
The cost of shipping has increased significantly, especially for routes that normally pass through the Red Sea, such as from Asia to Europe. For example, the cost to ship a 40-foot container from Shanghai to Genoa increased from about $1,400 in November 2023 to $6,300 in late January 2024.

Longer trip times
Ships are taking longer routes around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, which increases trip times from about 19 days to 31 days.

Increased insurance costs
Shipping companies have to pay almost 250 percent more for their shipping coverage.

Supply chain disruption
The attacks have disrupted global supply chains.

Impact on Israel
Israel's only Red Sea port, at Eilat, reported an 85% drop in activity. The attacks have also exacerbated the political risk of doing business in Israel.

Impact on energy prices
About one-fifth of the traffic through the Suez Canal is oil. A complete halt to oil shipments through the canal would be a significant disruption."

'Foreign Policy'
- Ah, it all makes sense now.

"They never set out to target military vessels, I think they were just a bonus. The aim was to disrupt shipping, and they've been quite successful."

But we've been talking about use of drones in military situations. Do try to keep up.

Yemen’s Houthis hit Tel Aviv, Israel, with missile
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/21/yemens-houthis-hit-israels-tel-aviv-with-projectile

Idiots arguing with idiots.

Ho ho Trumpster,

Your son joined the army reserve, so you went down to the library and got him a bunch of books on military strategy and tactics....okay. When my son joined the School cadets, a little boys version of the army reserve, I just went out and bought him a howitzer and 50 rounds of live ammo, and told him to go practice on the neighbourhood. Each to his own.

People killing other people by state sanctioned murder, should look up the meaning of the word "DEFENCE".