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🗓️ 30 April 2025
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Let's talk about Trump's secret war in Yemen....
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0:00.0 | Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again. |
0:04.0 | So today, we're going to talk about Trump's secret operations in the Mideast. |
0:10.0 | A little more than a week ago, we talked about the likelihood that Trump's air campaign was far more expansive than U.S. coverage was leading most Americans to believe. We now have some numbers |
0:22.6 | that can shed a little light on how big it has gotten. It's big. We'll also go over a question |
0:29.0 | about conflicting numbers that came in as some of the details started coming out. In mid-March, |
0:35.7 | the Trump administration did a low-key announcement, saying there |
0:39.3 | were going to be operations conducted against the Houthis in Yemen. The announcement did not |
0:45.1 | truly disclose the intensity or frequency of the strikes. The operation is known as Rough Rider. |
0:52.7 | U.S. Central Command released a little bit of information. |
0:56.4 | They said they have struck it more than 800 targets in Houthi-controlled areas. So, they've |
1:02.9 | been hitting about 20 targets per day since March 15th. That's in an area roughly the size of |
1:09.6 | Colorado. |
1:13.5 | A spokesperson for CENTCOM said, quote, |
1:19.6 | credible open sources report over 650 Houthi casualties to date. |
1:23.9 | But now, Centcom seeks to have less information come out. |
1:26.2 | In a statement, they said, quote, to preserve operational security, we have intentionally |
1:30.1 | limited disclosing details of our ongoing or future operations. We are very deliberate in our |
1:36.5 | operational approach, but will not reveal specifics about what we've done or what we will do. |
1:43.1 | So, it seems like we won't get more information from CENTCOM. |
1:47.6 | Maybe we'll find out more from a signal chat. |
1:50.8 | Despite the limited information, concerns and criticisms are coming out. |
1:55.8 | The U.S. has lost a number of drones in the campaign, |
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