If ten years ago the US had helped the Houthis against murderous (Sunni) Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS) and the Saudi military who consider the Shia Houthis heretics, the American taxpayer wouldn't be in this wasteful situation. No one but Shias from Iran, Lebanon, Iran, and the UN helped the Houthis during the Saudi naval blockade which caused a famine in Yemen, so the independent Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi entered Tehran's orbit out of gratitude. That's why we saw counterattacks from the Houthis for every Israeli attack against Iran, Syria, or Palestine. A Dutchman I knew years ago used to fish off the Yemen coast and nothing ever happened to him or other Westerners there. Before 2015, no one outside the Middle East even knew what a Houthi was. Now Trumpf throws around the word "Houthi" like this should be important to the American taxpayer or US servicemember.