Trump’s offensive against Yemen consumes ammunition and forces, weakening US readiness in the face of possible confrontation with China in the Pacific
The US Army is becoming “increasingly concerned” about soon having to relocate long-range precision ammunition in the Asia-Pacific region, due to the large amount of weaponry Washington is consuming in his war in Yemen, according to the New York Times (NYT). Washington is particularly concerned that US readiness for potential conflict with China is being harmed by the campaign against Yemen.
“The US readiness in the Pacific is being harmed by sending war ships and aircraft by the Pentagon … American ships and aircraft, as well as the military who work in them, are being pressured at an operational pace that the military calls high. Even the basic maintenance of equipment becomes a problem under these strenuous conditions,” anonymous authorities said to NYT congress.
The USS Harry S. Truman, which is constantly being targeted by the Yemen Armed Forces (YAF) in the Red Sea, is now being accompanied by the USS Carl Vinson, which was previously highlighted in the western Pacific.
The ammunition is also being exhausted, as inventories were already below what is necessary when the former US government started a bombing campaign against Yemen in January 2024. In mid -March, US President Donald Trump renewed the campaign with great intensity, with heavy attacks against Yemen daily.
A high defense official told Congress advisers, talking to NYT that the Pentagon is “risking real operational problems” if a conflict with China arises.
The bombing campaign against Yemen has been extremely costly.
Sources that spoke to CNN over the weekend said the project cost nearly $ 1 billion in less than three weeks.
The offensive has been based on expensive precision ammunition such as Tomahawk missiles, jassms, jsows, Diego Garcia’s B-2 bombers, as well as aircraft carriers and additional fighters. Nevertheless, the Army Air Force (YAF) continues to launch ballistic and cruise and drone missiles, as well as continuing to slaughter US MQ-9 advanced drones-each at a cost of $ 30 million.
Pentagon officials recognize that while some Yemeni military leaders and facilities have been targeted, Yemen maintains significant inventories of weapons and fortified bunkers.
“In closed briefings in recent days, Pentagon officials have recognized that there was only limited success in the destruction of the vast underground arsenal of missiles, drones, and hissi launchers,” advisers and anonymous authorities from the NYT congress last week said.
However, the campaign had a negative impact on civilians. US air strikes at Yemen killed several civilians and injured more than a dozen on April 8.
The US signaled on April 7 that are planning to intensify their violent campaign.
“It was three bad weeks for the Houthis, and the situation is about to get worse,” said US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday at the Oval Hall, sitting near the US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
With information from The Cradle*
Source: https://www.ocafezinho.com/2025/04/10/washington-gasta-no-iemen-e-enfraquece-na-asia/
