What

 else do you think they would tell you?

That a US carrier group 

couldn't take out a rag tag bunch of stone age rebels 

in a civil war torn country?

Might have wanted to save 

some of those armaments for the Pacific yo,

Falling right into their trap.

Pentagon Confident 

It Can Still Defend Against Houthi Attacks 

Without a Carrier in the Region

"The Pentagon said Monday it remains confident that it will be able to respond to ongoing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea after a Navy aircraft carrier strike group departed the region and it was unclear when another carrier group might arrive."

"We still have capability in the region," Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. 

"On Saturday, Ryder announced that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strike group, which has been deployed for more than seven months after two extensions, left the area where Houthi rebels have for months attacked commercial shipping and sailed into the Mediterranean Sea. The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group will eventually take its place in the region."

(Think its an accident he announced that on a Saturday?)

"However, the Theodore Roosevelt, which is currently deployed in the Pacific, will not begin its journey west until next week, after it completes an exercise, Ryder said, leaving the Navy's presence in the Red Sea at reduced levels – just two destroyers – until its arrival."

(The article doesn't say anything about it

but 

how many armaments 

do you think

the carrier group thats leaving 

had left?

After:

"has been deployed 

for more than seven months 

after two extensions"?

You already know the answer.

Point is?

Our adversaries have been gearing up for this

moment a lot longer than we have.)

"The gap comes as Houthi attacks, which began last November following Israel's bombardment of Gaza in response to a Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7, have become increasingly effective."

(This is after?

All we did to:

"degrade their capabilities"?

How many billions did we spend already?

How many armaments have we used so that:

"Houthi attacks...have become increasingly effective."

Why do you think 

he made 

this announcement 

on Saturday again?)

"In the last several weeks, Houthis used a drone vessel to successfully strike a commercial ship. The U.S. Navy had to evacuate the ship's crew and the vessel later sank. One merchant mariner from the crew went missing amid the attacks.

The Houthis also struck another cargo ship with two separate missile attacks that caused fires and serious injuries to a crew member. That crew also abandoned ship after they lost the ability to control the fires, and they were picked up by another merchant vessel.

As a result, maritime analysts have noted that the attacks are expected to not only increase the cost of shipping goods through the Red Sea but have also resulted in a sharp drop in the amount of merchant traffic in the region.

(Translation?

Shipping cost are going up.

Translation?

Prices are gonna go up.)

"Earlier in June, a Defense Intelligence Agency report on the Houthi attacks found that they had "harmful impacts" on at least 65 countries and 29 major energy and shipping companies, and also "endangered crews, damaged regional security, impeded international humanitarian relief efforts, threatened freedom of navigation, and increased the cost and transit times for commercial shipping."

(He made his announcement 

of the carrier group 

leaving on Saturday)

"With the Eisenhower and its three-ship strike group in the Mediterranean, the Navy's presence in the Red Sea is now down to two destroyers, the USS Laboon and USS Cole, a service official said."

"Ryder noted that the Navy also has destroyers deployed in the European theater that "have been very active in providing those kinds of defenses, as well as other capabilities to include aircraft and [surveillance and reconnaissance] capabilities."

(Well whoopie shit)

"When the Roosevelt arrives in the Middle East, the carrier will bring four other ships with it, a Navy official said. However, neither the Navy nor Ryder were able to say when that would happen."

"I'm not going to get into specific days," Ryder told reporters.

How you think this type of scenario 

plays out w China in the pacific?

Having to travel half way around the world 

to get armaments?

Did I mention the announcement was made on a Saturday with no reason given as to why it was leaving?