“Thus far, the Department of Defense has been circumspect about how Operation Prosperity Guardian will be executed. Presumably, warships will escort tankers, bulk carriers, and container ships through the Red Sea. What rules of engagement will be in effect? Will we go after those firing missiles and launching attack drones? One thing is certain: if we do not eliminate the source of these threats, they will continue. Until this point, there have been no deaths of civilian mariners: but our luck will eventually run out. Definitive action on Houthi launch sites is unavoidable. Let’s not delay the inevitable.”
Center for Maritime Strategy
Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
External Source: The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune
“Thus far, the Department of Defense has been circumspect about how Operation Prosperity Guardian will be executed. Presumably, warships will escort tankers, bulk carriers, and container ships through the Red Sea. What rules of engagement will be in effect? Will we go after those firing missiles and launching attack drones? One thing is certain: if we do not eliminate the source of these threats, they will continue. Until this point, there have been no deaths of civilian mariners: but our luck will eventually run out. Definitive action on Houthi launch sites is unavoidable. Let’s not delay the inevitable.”
The full article is available at The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune
Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Dean