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US President Joe Biden is hugged by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel. Photo/AP
SANAA – After ten days of continuous bombing in Yemen failed to stop Houthi attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea, the administration of United States (US) President Joe Biden has a new plan.
Washington is reportedly developing plans to expand the conflict into a sustained military campaign.
The campaign, which has yet to be authorized by Congress, was initiated by the Biden administration in response to attacks by Houthi forces on ships they claim are linked to Israel.
After the initial US attack in Yemen, Houthi forces announced they would retaliate in kind. The Houthis demand that Israel stop its military campaign in Gaza.
Award-winning newscaster and Lebanon-based journalist Laith Marouf told Sputnik's Critical Hour that the conflict could end worse than Vietnam and perhaps more similar to Algeria.
“Algeria is the last (upheaval) of the French imperialist era and France (is) retreating to its borders… it took 6 million Algerians who died and became martyrs for France to end its imperialist vision,” said Marouf.
He explained, “Palestine will certainly require a higher price in terms of human numbers than the liberation of Algeria because Israel as a colony is the cornerstone and jewel of American imperialism.”
“It would be foolish to think the United States would give up its imperialist era for less than 6 million people,” he said.
Marouf noted it would be much cheaper for the West to let the Houthis target Israeli ships, given that ships from other countries add “No Israel/US connection” to their labels.