USS Cole Deployed to Yemen as Washington Looks for Excuse to Attack Iranian-Backed Houthis…”False flag alert”

Saturday, February 4, 2017
By Paul Martin

Matthew Allen
Russia-Insider.com
2/4/2017

Despite having a limitless supply of American weaponry at its disposal, the Saudi invasion of Yemen has been a complete catastrophe. The Iranian-backed Houthis have made Yemen into an Afghanistan-esque nightmare for Riyadh. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen is becoming so large that even culpable western media outlets are unable to hide the ugly reality on the ground: Millions on the verge of starvation, as well as regular reports of atrocities committed by the Saudis.

The latest embarrassment for the Saudis in Yemen is an alleged attack against one of its frigates, allegedly carried out by the Houthis. We’re being quite liberal with our use of “alleged” because frankly, when it comes to blown up ships off the coast of Yemen, sometimes the official story is full of holes.

At any rate, Washington now sees this attack as a good excuse to deploy the famous USS Cole to Yemen. Does that ship sound familiar? That’s because it’s the same USS Cole that was attacked (allegedly by Al Qaeda) in Yemen in 2000, killing 17 sailors.

We’re not suggesting the U.S. is desperately trying to provoke or manufacture some sort of attack against the Cole (again), allowing Washington to bomb Yemen with impunity, thus “winning” the war for the incompetent Saudis. We’re just pointing out that the Gulf of Tonkin incident worked like a charm.

Of course, the U.S. has been targeting “Al Qaeda” in Yemen for a long time, mostly with drones. But we wouldn’t be at all surprised if Washington was looking for a larger role in the conflict.

After all, Trump’s hawkish stance on Iran would logically translate into a more hands-on approach in Yemen, where Iranian-backed Houthis are fighting the U.S.-backed Saudis.

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