The US is not at war with the Houthis, or with Iran.
The US is maintaining a level of conflict, with the intent of not allowing escalation.
You might have a point that the US is politically hesitant to fully engage, should the time come. But that time has not come.
It's better for everyone in the world, if the US acts as hall monitor and gets a few paper airplanes thrown at them from around a corner. If and when the US chooses to exterminate the threat, the global repercussions will be enormous.
Sacrificing lots of expensive equipment and some red-blooded American kids is the price you pay to avoid global disaster. It's a terrible trade, but it's the burden of being the biggest kid in school, which we enjoy for unrelated reasons.
The US is maintaining a level of conflict, with the intent of not allowing escalation.
You might have a point that the US is politically hesitant to fully engage, should the time come. But that time has not come.
It's better for everyone in the world, if the US acts as hall monitor and gets a few paper airplanes thrown at them from around a corner. If and when the US chooses to exterminate the threat, the global repercussions will be enormous.
Sacrificing lots of expensive equipment and some red-blooded American kids is the price you pay to avoid global disaster. It's a terrible trade, but it's the burden of being the biggest kid in school, which we enjoy for unrelated reasons.