There is no doubt that the United States is in an eventful time, on the one hand, the US election is going on tightly, the game between the two parties is becoming increasingly fierce, and on the other hand, the continuation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is quite a headache for the United States. And just when internal and external pressure was increasing, Biden received two more bad news one after another.
First, the Houthis shot down another ace US military plane.
According to overseas network reports, on May 17, a spokesman for the Houthis announced that on the evening of the 16th, the group successfully shot down another US military MQ-9 drone. In this regard, the United States is temporarily in a state of silence, however, this is not the first US MQ-9 drone shot down by the Houthis.
The MQ-9 UAV is one of the most advanced UAVs in the US military, with a UAV worth about $30 million. And on April 27, the Houthis also announced that they had shot down a US MQ-9 "Reaper" drone, and even released a video of the downing of the drone shortly thereafter, which was simply a "face-riding output" to the United States.
This can't help but make people suspect that the Houthi shooting down of the US ace military plane will become commonplace next. For the United States, the continued attacks by the Houthis are causing the United States to face three major embarrassments.
- The U.S. deterrent to the Middle East continues to wane. In the past, the United States had unlimited scenery in the Middle East, and the US military flaunted its military might, and many countries dared not speak out, but now, the US military has not only repeatedly received "eviction orders" from Middle Eastern countries, but has even continued to be openly attacked by Middle Eastern armed forces, and the United States' counterattack is weak;
- The U.S. needs to consider whether it is cost-effective to fight the Houthis in the long term. The Houthis easily made the US military lose $30 million with a single blow, but the Middle East is not the current strategic focus of the United States, and the US military actions cannot contain the Houthi attack on the US military, but instead puts the US military in attrition;
- The Houthis did not use their cards. At present, the Houthi attacks on the US military are mainly using drones, surface-to-air missiles and other means, however, the Houthis claim to have hypersonic missiles, as the Houthis continue to expand the scope of their attacks and continue to escalate their attacks, it is difficult to guarantee that the Houthis will not take more aggressive attacks on the US military, or even directly hit US aircraft carriers.
How to respond to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and Houthi attacks, Biden should think twice next.
Second, another bridge collision accident occurred in the United States.
According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on the 17th, the U.S. Coast Guard admitted on the 16th that on May 15, a barge suddenly crashed into a bridge in Galveston, Texas, causing damage to the bridge and causing about 2,000 gallons of fuel leakage.
According to the investigation, the cause of the accident was the loss of control of the barge due to the damage of the towing device between the barge and the tugboat, and no casualties have been seen so far, but it has had a considerable impact on local traffic. It is reported that the struck bridge is the only land access from the city of Galveston to Pelican Island in the north of the city, and part of the lane was closed after the collision accident.
As for the fuel spill, the Texas Land Office announced that no wildlife effects have been found from the oil spill. However, the environmental pollution caused by fuel leakage is still not to be underestimated.
In addition, bridge collisions in the United States have been a bit too frequent recently.
It is reported that in the past two months, there have been many accidents in which ships have collided with bridges in the United States. The last most striking was a bridge collision in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, which not only killed six people, but also caused shipping to be disrupted at one point. Subsequently, barges collided with bridges in many states in the United States. This can't help but make people wonder that the United States is not only a hollowing out of the local manufacturing industry, but also a recession in all walks of life in the United States.