Washington should unleash Israel on the Houthis

The Houthis have been running roughshod over the United States and its allies in the Middle East. Washington should respond by unleashing its chief regional pillar, Israel, against the Yemen-based terrorist group.

American deterrence in the Middle East has been collapsing for the past four years, and the Houthis have played a starring role in that sad demise of U.S. credibility. The Houthis have been carrying out attacks on commercial shipping. They have hijacked ships and used both drones and missiles to attack vessels. The assaults have only increased since the start of the war between Israel and other Iranian proxies, such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah.