{"id":2233996,"date":"2024-04-30T18:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T22:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-loses-third-mq-9-reaper-drone-to-desert-dwelling-terrorists-closing-in-on-100-million-loss-for-taxpayers\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T18:40:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T22:40:51","slug":"biden-loses-third-mq-9-reaper-drone-to-desert-dwelling-terrorists-closing-in-on-100-million-loss-for-taxpayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-loses-third-mq-9-reaper-drone-to-desert-dwelling-terrorists-closing-in-on-100-million-loss-for-taxpayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Third MQ-9 Reaper Drone Lost to Desert Terrorists, Approaching $100 Million Taxpayer Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-loses-third-mq-9-reaper-drone-to-desert-dwelling-terrorists-closing-in-on-100-million-loss-for-taxpayers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2233996&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article by Samuel Short on April 30, 2024, discusses the similarities\u2062 between President Biden&#8217;s foreign policy and that \u2063of former President Lyndon Johnson, focusing\u200d on wasted \u2064tax dollars and \u2064the loss of three \u200bMQ-9 Reaper drones to Houthi rebels \u200cin Yemen. The article questions the \u2062effectiveness of current strategies against the rebels and highlights ongoing tensions in the Middle East. The piece by\u200b Samuel Short,\u200c dated April\u200c 30, 2024, compares \u2062President Biden&#8217;s foreign policy\u200b to\u2062 that of former President\u2062 Lyndon \u2062Johnson. It emphasizes the squandering of tax dollars and the loss of three MQ-9\u200c Reaper \u2064drones to Houthi rebels\u200b in Yemen. The article raises concerns about\u2062 the efficiency of existing strategies against the rebels and underscores the persistent tensions in the Middle East.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 30, 2024 at 2:06pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>It is not an exaggeration to say that President Joe Biden\u2019s abysmal foreign policy record is beginning to rival that of fellow Democrat and former President Lyndon Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>As Johnson had a penchant for wasting tax dollars in Vietnam in what then-sitting Defense Secretary Clark Clifford referred to as a \u201csinkhole\u201d with \u201cno end in sight,\u201d so Biden\u2019s Middle East conundrum is beginning to meet the criteria for Clifford\u2019s words.<\/p>\n<p>In the commander in chief\u2019s latest mishap, a third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/104470\/mq-9-reaper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MQ-9 Reaper<\/a> drone was lost when it crashed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admits-strikes-yemen-not-effective-houthis-prepare-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yemen<\/a> on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/3-u-s-mq-9-reaper-drones-30-million-crash-yemen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>With two MQ-9s being lost since November \u2014 each drone costs the taxpayer $30 million \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-momoa-rescued-amber-heards-aquaman-job-amid-depp-trial\/\" title=\"Jason Momoa Rescued Amber Heard\u2019s \u201cAquaman\u201d Job Amid Depp Trial\">total estimated loss<\/a> is now $90 million.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for all three incidents.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis\u2019 actions are part of a broader response to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in which the Biden administration has largely chosen to back the longtime U.S. ally over the Islamic terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis \u2014 who\u00a0are heavily funded by Iran, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/britneynguyen\/2023\/12\/28\/us-sanctions-network-funding-houthis-in-response-to-red-sea-attacks\/?sh=1f40d0cb621d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes<\/a> \u2014 began attacking shipping in the Red Sea in November in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/idf-announces-commander-helped-lead-hamas-october-7-attack-eliminated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas\u2019 attack on Israel<\/a> in October.<\/p>\n<p>While they have attacked vessels with ties to Israel, they also have gone after those belonging to Israel\u2019s Western allies.<\/p>\n<p>A coalition of nations including the United States and United Kingdom have conducted airstrikes in Yemen in an effort to halt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admits-strikes-yemen-not-effective-houthis-prepare-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houthi attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should the Biden administration change tactics against the Houthis?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Operations also have been conducted at sea to defend shipping.<\/p>\n<p>In January, an unidentified diplomat told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2024\/01\/20\/us-military-yemen-houthis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> that the United States is \u201cnot trying to defeat the Houthis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no appetite for invading Yemen,\u201d the person said. \u201cThe appetite is to degrade their ability to launch these kind of attacks going forward, and that involves hitting the infrastructure that enables these kind of attacks, and targeting their higher-level capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, whatever deterrents or operations are being conducted aren\u2019t diminishing the Houthis\u2019 efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s news came with a report from U.S. Central Command that the Houthis had launched three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-china-builds-mockups-of-u-s-navy-ships-for-missile-target-practice\/\" title=\"Report: China Builds Mockups of U.S. Navy Ships for Missile Target Practice\">anti-ship ballistic missiles<\/a> into the Red Sea. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">April 26 CENTCOM Red Sea Update<\/p>\n<p>At 5:49 p.m. (Sanna time) on April 26, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs) from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into the Red Sea in the vicinity of MV MAISHA, an Antiqua\/Barbados flagged, Liberia\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eCwPHkL9XP\">pic.twitter.com\/eCwPHkL9XP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/1784021287553135050?\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sabrina Singh, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden's Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">deputy press secretary<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dod-contracted-firm-direct-access-servicemembers-kids-small-detail-reveals-pentagon-really-paying-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pentagon<\/a>, said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Transcripts\/Transcript\/Article\/3728518\/deputy-pentagon-press-secretary-sabrina-singh-holds-a-press-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2 briefing<\/a> that the United States \u201ccertainly will continue to do everything we can to protect commercial shipping through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and, of course, do everything that we need to protect our forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All things considered, operations against the Houthis aren\u2019t encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>Our adversaries have become adept at countering drone warfare.<\/p>\n<p>Be mindful that these aren\u2019t professional soldiers. They are impoverished desert-dwelling rebels. What will happen if the U.S. finds itself engaged in a conflict in Asia or Eastern Europe against another nation?<\/p>\n<p>Much as LBJ found himself in the \u201csinkhole\u201d Clifford so aptly described, Biden is finding himself losing more and more tax dollars in the Middle East. For many, this news can only rub salt in the wound that is still fresh from a botched withdrawal from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/soldier-says-charged-4000-gear-told-leave-behind-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While this latest episode arguably began on Oct. 7 with Hamas\u2019 terrorist attack on Israel, tensions with Iran over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-israels-iron-dome-lights-dozens-iranian-drones-horrifying-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its attack on Israel<\/a> and the Houthis in Yemen have followed.<\/p>\n<p>The Middle East was a constant theater for U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-vladimir-putin-using-chemical-weapons-would-trigger-a-response-from-nato\/\" title=\"Joe Biden: Vladimir Putin Using Chemical Weapons Would 'Trigger a Response' from NATO\">foreign policy long<\/a> before Biden took office, but he isn\u2019t exactly becoming the standard-bearer for a resolution.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/afghanistan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Afghanistan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/drones\/\" rel=\"tag\">Drones<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/foreign-policy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Foreign policy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hamas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/iran\/\" rel=\"tag\">Iran<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/israel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Israel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joe Biden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" rel=\"tag\">Middle East<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/military\/\" rel=\"tag\">Military<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/us-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">U.S. News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/world-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">World news<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/yemen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Yemen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45824\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45824\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45824\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45824\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>  Sam Short is an Instructor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by Samuel Short on April 30, 2024, at 2:06 pm, the comparison is drawn between President Joe Biden&#8217;s foreign policy failures and those of former President Lyndon Johnson. 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