The United States is dying to save face and suffer the crime.
"More than 20 countries have signed up to participate, and those that have agreed to openly discuss their participation, we have listed them," the Pentagon said. Interestingly, Pentagon data shows that at least eight of the countries that joined refused to go public.
At the beginning, it was said that 10 countries of the "Prosperity Guardian" alliance had participated, and he was immediately slapped in the face. As a result, within two days, there were more than 20 countries, is the face not swollen enough?
Of course, the eldest brother shouted for a long time, and there must be a few people who came out to support the scene, those who have money to support the field, and those who have no money to support the personal field, it is really not okay, and it is not impossible to shout anonymously. Biden is kind-hearted, presumably the United States invented the "stealth warship", which can not only be optically invisible, but also socially invisible, so he lent them this magical stealth technology.
Therefore, in line with the belief that "it is incumbent upon our generation to maintain the security of the Red Sea," the eight younger brothers resolutely got into the car as soon as they put on their hoods! Estimating the size of this hood, it should be very suitable for use in small days and kimchi countries, and it is reported that the US military has also sent an invitation to China, but I don't know whether China has obtained this stealth technology.
Initially, the United States issued an invitation to the 39 member states of the "United Maritime Forces" to form a huge Red Sea escort fleet in accordance with the previous posture of responding to every call, but the result was unexpected, with few responders, and one by one, the soles of their feet were greased.
Even Australia, which has always followed the lead of the United States for many years, has openly sung the opposite tune this time, and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles said very simply: We will not send a warship or a plane, in one sentence: "I'm busy, don't bother me."
The former dogs have lost the slightest face, and it can be seen that the US Red Sea "Prosperity Guardian" joint fleet program has actually gone bankrupt.
At present, the US military has completed strategic deployment around the Red Sea, gathering 13 warships, including the USS Eisenhower nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, one Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser, four Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyers, one amphibious assault ship and one amphibious dock landing ship, one littoral combat ship, one attack nuclear submarine capable of launching ground-to-ground cruise missiles, two strategic support ships, and one rapid integrated supply ship.
In addition, a 2,000-strong U.S. Marine Corps amphibious readiness group was dispatched, and of course one destroyer and one frigate each sent by Britain and France.
The deployment of firepower is basically in place, but the US military is facing the same or even more serious problem as the Russian army last year: it cannot achieve "one punch to open, save a hundred punches". The Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have confirmed one point: the modern battlefield can still only be ended by the army, so from this point of view, the "Prosperity Guard" alliance has no practical significance.
And if the United States invades Yemen through the army to end the Houthis, with his "world policeman" urine nature, he must first shake enough people, and the more countries that participate, the more it can demonstrate the justice of the United States and show that the Houthis "should fight".
But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Guardians of Prosperity coalition is supporting Israel in its fight against the Houthis and Iran under the guise of protecting navigation in the Red Sea. Therefore, the essence of the Red Sea issue is the Palestinian-Israeli issue, and intervening in the Red Sea issue is tantamount to intervening in the Palestinian-Israeli situation.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been nearly three months since October 7, and more than 2 million people in 365 square kilometers of Gaza have been pressed to the ground by Israel, and there is no sign of stopping.
From this point of view, the Houthi blockade of the Red Sea and the attack on Israel are the army of justice, and it is indeed not easy for the United States to "shake people" through normal means. What should we do, at least on the surface, if we have to make this operation look like "we have received a lot of help and are united as one"? There are always more ways than difficulties, and this is not a matter for the US military, which is familiar with the problem of concussion.
So the United States itself said that the support of these countries, "sometimes it is a warship, sometimes it may be a staff or other type of support." But if you are provided with a few steamed buns to the US military, even if it is just lip support, whether you are anonymous or not, you will be given a pamphlet.
What does that mean? A muddled account. No one can figure out what exactly this "super-20-nation Red Sea Escort Alliance" covers? If so, the United States should say that 100 countries have joined and 90 countries have been anonymous, which shows that it has won the support of the whole world.
In any case, the banner has been pulled out, and "justice and morality" can be regarded as having a nominal basis. It depends on whether the US military will continue to intercept 20,000 drones with 2 million anti-aircraft missiles, or will it be an amphibious landing, a trinity, and another war in Afghanistan?