US Navy warship downs 22 missiles and drones in Middle East

 Business Insider:

The US Naval Academy's football team didn't get a win on Saturday, but thousands of miles away, there's one American warship that's on an impressive hot streak.

USS Carney is undefeated — by a margin of 22-0 — against the missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels since the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer deployed to Middle Eastern waters in October, according to a video shared to social media by the US Navy during Saturday's Army-Navy football game, which saw the Black Knights defeat the Midshipmen 17-11.

The video features a brief message from Cmdr. Jeremy Robertson, the Carney's commanding officer, who asks if the Midshipmen are ready to "get in the fight." It then includes footage of multiple missiles launched from the Carney during separate engagements, although it's not clear when, exactly, they took place. The video ends with text that says the destroyer is "22-0," and a collection of crew members shouting: "Go Navy, beat Army."

The Navy published the 30-second video to X, formally known as Twitter, after the game finished, although it aired on CBS at some point during the broadcast, per Stars and Stripes.
Over the last two months, Houthi militants in Yemen have regularly launched missiles and drones around the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, forcing US Navy ships on patrol in the region to shoot down many of these threats. The Iran-backed rebels have targeted Israeli territory and commercial ships that are transiting these strategic waterways, claiming that they're doing so in opposition to Israel's ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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The US appears to be limiting itself to defensive action against the Houthis attacks.  The Houthis appear to be supporting the Hamas mass murderers.  At some point, the US or Israel needs to respond with more than just defensive measures against these Islamic religious bigots.

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