Cameron: "We Will Strike Again"!

When Rishi Sunak, brought David Cameron back as Foreign Secretary, it truly was His second coming. Who would have thought, the former Prime Minister, who resigned, because he lost the Brexit vote, would be back?

Is Sunak going to bring May, Johnson, and Truss? Rehabilitate them and give them a job in his cabinet? I joke, but seriously, with this government, nothing surprises me!

As Foreign Secretary, this time around, he is not an elected MP. Cameron was made a Lord, in the House of Lords, by Sunak, so Cameron could be Foreign Secretary. Now, he is saying that the UK with the US (who else?) could strike Yemen again. Cameron outlined that the actions of the US and UK were in retaliation for Houthi strikes on ships in the Red Sea. Since the Hamas-Israel war kicked off, the Houthi movement in Yemen has attacked Israeli-linked ships, in the Red Sea. The Houthis spectacularly landed on the deck of a tanker, owned by an Israeli businessman. The ship was then escorted to the western coast of Yemen by Houthi naval boats. The attacks in the Red Sea by the Houthis, have forced shipping companies to sail around Africa. Costing more fuel and taking longer to reach their destinations. This will and has affected the world company.

In response, the US put together, a naval coalition of European nations and others. Even the Seychelles are involved in 'Prosperity Guardian', the name of the patrol, in the Red Sea. As George Galloway remarked, "Who knew the Seychelles even had a navy"? The only Arab nation involved is Bahrain.

The US sank 3 Houthi boats when they fired on two American helicopters. The fourth boat escaped and then the Houthis rained down missiles and drones on the naval coalition. However, the US, UK, and others were able to shoot down all the drones and missiles, sent their way. No casualties or much damage has been done to any civilian vessels or naval vessels, so far.

The US, UK, etc, warned the Houthis to stop attacking vessels in the Red Sea. Some of the vessels have a very tenuous link to Israel or none at all. One wonders, where the Houthis, are getting their intelligence from. Obviously, they will have their ways and means, but the Iranians will be aiding them too. An Iranian tanker has been sailing up and down the Red Sea aiding the Houthis.

The US and UK with support from the Netherlands, Canada, etc, launched attacks on Yemen. 60 targets, were hit, they were radar stations, airfields, and targets, that could aid the Houthis in their attacks. The Houthis via their military spokesman, who shouts when appearing at his podium, threatened retaliation. It seems, as good as their word, the Houthis fired a missile at a tanker. The missile missed a Russian tanker.

The Houthis say they are attacking ships because Israel is attacking Gaza. They say they are legally acting to protect goods from reaching an enemy - Israel. Just like the Israelis are blockading Gaza so they cannot use goods for military actions. The Israelis are still not allowing water, electricity, etc, the very bedrock of life, into Gaza. So, the US and UK have had sanctions and blockaded enemies in line with so-called international law. So, there are legal grounds, for what the Houthis are doing by that standard.

Many worried that the Gaza-Israel war would spread and it has. It's no good saying the war is being contained by either side, because, it's not. Besides the Hamas-Israel conflict, Hezbollah and Israel, are fighting. Iraqi and Syrian groups are attacking American bases and Americans are hitting back. Now you have the ratcheting up in the Red Sea. Iran has taken control of a tanker in the Gulf. So whether we like it or not, the war has spread.

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