In Effort To Save Saudi Arabia From The Houthis, Has The U.S. Created Another Gulf Of Tonkin?By Brandon Turbeville Per usual, the U.S. justification for the attack is questionable at best, and, in the end, an example of just how arrogant and aggressive U.S. foreign policy is toward the rest of the world and, in particular, those nations and forces who do not capitulate to U.S. interests. According to mainstream press reports and the U.S. government itself, the United States responded to alleged missiles being fired from Houthi-occupied territory at the U.S. DestroyerU.S.S. Mason. After four alleged missiles being fired in two alleged separate incidents, the U.S. ship, which was operating off the coast of Yemen, fired missiles at the Houthi radar locations. The Western press has, of course, responded in a predictable fashion by rushing to point out that the U.S. position was entirely justified and was nothing more than retaliation at unprovoked threats produced by the Iranian proxies fighting against the democratic kingdom of Saudi Arabias invasion of Yemeni territory. For the United States, it was simple retaliation: Rebels in Yemen had fired missiles at an American warship twice in four days, and so the United States hit back, destroying rebel radar facilities with missiles, reads a report in the New York Times. But the framing of the incident assumes that the Houthis actually fired the missiles and that the U.S. merely acted in self-defense and retaliation. It also assumes that the U.S. was justified for having its ships off the coast of Yemen to begin with. For their part, the Houthi forces have denied firing any missiles at U.S. ships. Interestingly enough, the United States itself admits that the Houthis may not have fired the missiles. In fact, they admit that they do not even know for sure who fired the missiles. Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook actually stated, We dont know who was pulling the trigger specifically, stopping short of actually blaming the Houthis for the record. But nevertheless, the U.S. retaliated against them. Take a look at the logic being presented by the Pentagon here. Missiles were fired presumably at our ship. We do not know who fired them. Therefore, we attacked the Houthis. Is it now considered prudent military and international policy to bomb forces for an act no one is actually sure they committed? With all this in mind and given the track record of the United States government ginning up attacks in order to justify foreign military adventures, it would be wise to question the nature and even the existence of the missile attacks to begin with, not only who actually fired the missiles. Indeed, it was in 1964 that the U.S. government claimed North Vietnamese forces fired torpedoes and machine guns at the U.S.S. Maddox which subsequently resulted in large-scale involvement of the United States in Vietnam. Decades later, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident has largely been proven as nothing more than a fabrication of the U.S. government in order to justify war in Vietnam. For the United States to employ direct military force against an albeit conflict-embroiled sovereign nation over an incident still under investigation and as-yet unproven indisputable fact, is reminiscent of the vehicle it undertook to embroil itself in the Vietnam War the Gulf of Tonkin incident, writes Claire Bernish. However, in this case, she continues, the move could prove an arrogant flub of enormous proportions. Yemen, itself, is not of imperative importance to the U.S. except outside the waters off its coast however, as a proxy ally of Russia its regional consequence matters a great deal. It is also important to consider the timing of the alleged attack. The United States has acted in direct support of Saudi Arabias heinous crimes in Yemen from the beginning by leading from behind through providing intelligence, strategic advice, refueling, and other logistical assistance. While the U.S. whines incessantly about barrel bombs being dropped on terrorists, Saudi Arabia is intentionally dropping bombs on civilians all over Yemen yet not one word has been uttered in condemnation by the U.S. Still, after the Saudis bombed a Yemeni funeral, killing at least 100 people, even some mainstream press organizations (mostly due to the fact that the independent press has revealed the nature of the Saudi mission in Yemen) were no longer able to hide the Saudi crimes against humanity. As a result, even the United Nations which had been paid by the Saudis to keep silent on previous Saudi war crimes was forced to issue a statement of condemnation. Amidst the discussion of the Saudi crimes, the U.S. support for Saudi actions has become an issue that is no longer so easily ignored by Washington with many human rights organizations and national governments criticizing the Obama administration for its cooperation and assistance in slaughtering the Yemeni people. Thus, just as the United States complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity begins to gather attention on the global stage, the Houthis inexplicably launch missiles at a U.S. warship. As Global Research writes, You might consider it strange that the Houthis, who have not fired on American ships ever before in the nearly 2 years of warfare in Yemen, suddenly decided just as American support for Saudi Arabia was in question to launch missiles at an American destroyer. You might be asking yourself, Why would the Houthis, who struggle to get any coverage in the Western press at all, let alone sympathetic coverage, launch an attack on America? You might consider it strange that the Houthis, already fighting a losing battle against a richer and better equipped enemy, might try and drag America into the war. Its not strange. Not in the least. It fits so well with the history of American military entanglements that one might even call it predictable, at this point. It is also noteworthy to mention the fact that the U.S. attack is coming as the Saudis become revealed for being the paper tiger that they truly are. After all, not only has Saudi Arabia failed to defeat the Houthis, but the Houthis have now managed to penetrate at least 10kms in to Saudi territory. The United States is standing on the precipice of yet another direct military invasion of yet another sovereign country that will surely end in a quagmire. We strongly urge the U.S. government to abandon its meddling in Yemen. At the very least, we invite those members of the Saudi-led coalition to remember that Yemen has been a quagmire for every empire that has tried to conquer it. Brandon Turbeville article archive here is the author of seven books, Codex Alimentarius The End of Health Freedom, 7 Real Conspiracies, Five Sense Solutions and Dispatches From a Dissident, volume 1 and volume 2, The Road to Damascus: The Anglo-American Assault on Syria, and The Difference it Makes: 36 Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Should Never Be President. Turbeville has published over 850 articles on a wide variety of subjects including health, economics, government corruption, and civil liberties. Brandon Turbevilles radio show Truth on The Tracks can be found every Monday night 9 pm EST at UCYTV. His website is BrandonTurbeville.com He is available for radio and TV interviews. Please contact activistpost (at) gmail.com. This article may be freely shared in part or in full with author attribution and source link. Image: US Navy Remember this when you read and watch the Yemens fight, watch and learn from the masters. You dont need an modern army, what you need is true soilders, fighting for whats behind them, that is what makes the difference, you should know it by now, invading never pays. peace Yup. Gotta get a war kicked off pretty soon. Cant keep the financial system afloat much longer. Its worked twice before. Itll be the demise this time The USA is really brave when fighting poor third world countries, but even there they lose. Why should the US interfere is the House of Saud machinations because they were paid to do so. The corrupt House of Saud, paid corrupt American lobbyists to pay corrupt American politicians, to order American service personal to soil themselves and to dishonour their service. this is just the beginning of seeing false flags that will start a war. Our nation has been hijacked by corrupt politicians and if Hillary is elected it will get even worse. Missing the larger picture the author grinds to their POV, putting US in a bad light, which is part of the agenda here. Characterizing (spreading fear doubt) and using the Vietnam issue for example comparison in this stand-alone-issue belies the fact that the Houthis are rebels of a sovereign govt. The most critical waterway in the world coupled with international sea rights can allow the US to be there and until the authors sustainable poetry supplants the energy we use, the state of tension shall continue, as uncomfortable as one may feel. 