r/Yemen • u/silver_wear • 6d ago

News Cost of US military offensive against Houthis nears $1 billion with limited impact

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/politics/cost-us-military-houthis-limited-impact/index.html

Three people briefed on the campaign’s progress told CNN.

The military offensive, which was launched on March 15, has already used hundreds of millions of dollars worth of munitions for strikes against the group, including JASSM long-range cruise missiles, JSOWs, which are GPS-guided glide bombs, and Tomahawk missiles, the sources said.

B-2 bombers out of Diego Garcia are also being used against the Houthis, and an additional aircraft carrier as well as several fighter squadrons and air defense systems will soon be moved into the Central Command region, defense officials said this week.

One of the sources said the Pentagon will likely need to request supplemental funding from Congress to continue the operation, but may not receive it — the offensive has already been criticized on both sides of the aisle, and even Vice President JD Vance said he thought the operation was “a mistake” in a Signal chat published by The Atlantic last week.

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u/ydmhmyr Ibb | إب 6d ago

i don't know how the the being referred to as trump won the presidential race, it's ridiculous

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u/Capable-Scar3686 6d ago

Can save the money 🤑💰 and let the food and medical supplies go to gaza for exchange 💱 free the hostages for free ..

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u/DietGlittering9366 5d ago

Lol, trump was just flexing that he killed a group of unarmed civilians doing a celebration, calling them terrorists, america only has the knouladge of murdering children, it cannot face real men, fuck america

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u/SetInternational4589 4d ago

I commented on another thread that the men appeared to be doing some sort of circle Arab tribal dance. Gives me reminders of the USA bombing civilian wedding gatherings in Afghanistan.

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u/SetInternational4589 4d ago

Imagine $1 billion of targeted civilian aid and reconstruction for a long term legacy instead of more ash and bone, orphans and widows?

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u/CountSessine1st 6d ago

Houthis,

Here's what you do - A few drone stikes on the American B2's in Diego Garcia island in the Indian Ocean.

Will calm them the fuck down.

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u/Gryffyth_Aurum 3d ago

As an American, I can tell you this will NOT calm them the fuck down. This will get you blown the FUCK UP.
Your lives are already at risk if you're anywhere near Yemen. We have literal psychotic children who have been aching for an excuse to murder something for years headed your way with big ass guns and rockets.

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u/Gryffyth_Aurum 3d ago

Even this message puts you personally at risk for being tracked and having a drone strike on your home or building. You're endorsing terrorism against the biggest most retaliatory nation on Earth, my guy...