Foreign Affairs
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U.S. and its partners have scrambled for ways to restore calm and commerce to the Red Sea , authors say.
They say the Houthis launched their assault on global shipping in November .
Authors: The United States should, instead, have cut to the chase and immediately struck back.
Writers: 12 percent of international trade transits Red Sea and the Suez Canal , 30 percent of each container traffic.
U.S. had two options to respond to the Houthis ’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea , authors say.
They say the United States could have attacked Houthis ' military infrastructure.
Authors: A quicker, more decisive strike would have made it difficult for the group to conduct a prolonged campaign.
Authors say the U.K. and the United Kingdom were forced to strike Houthi military targets.
A quick U.S. response against key Houthi military infrastructure in 2023 , as in 2016 , would have given the group reason to pause.
So far, Washington ’s attacks have not stopped the Houthis from striking targets in the Red Sea .
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