Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison
“Bombing Yemen has done nothing to ensure the free passage of commerce through the Red Sea. Escalation has made shipping companies avoid that waterway like the plague, and ships aren’t going to come back until the conflict ends. Bombing is not going to restore the free passage of commerce. Even if the U.S. relied heavily on shipping through the Red Sea (it doesn’t), bombing Yemen wouldn’t be the way to safeguard it. This is an absurd justification for an unnecessary and ineffective war. There is no compelling reason for the U.S. to be bombing Yemen. It is a pointless expenditure of limited munitions at best, and there is a danger that it could lead to a larger conflict with Iran. The illegal war in Yemen makes no sense for U.S. interests, and it must end.” (04/07/25)
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/the-nonsensical-case-for-the-illegal