{"id":667777,"date":"2026-09-13T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=667777"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:05:00","slug":"yemen-blame-game-begins-saudi-american-fk-up-of-epic-proportions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=667777","title":{"rendered":"Yemen Blame Game Begins: &#8220;Saudi-American F**k Up Of Epic Proportions&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Yemen Blame Game Begins: &#8220;Saudi-American F**k Up Of Epic Proportions&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>An official affiliated with Saudi-backed militias in Yemen told <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/12\/middleeast\/yemen-houthi-saudi-us-blame-intl\">CNN<\/a>\u00a0that the Houthis &#8220;<strong>committed everything they had \u2013 waves upon waves of fighters<\/strong>&#8230; along with their available ballistic missiles and weapons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;But the air support never came,&#8221;<\/strong> the source said in reference to the fact that the Saudi-backed side rapidly folded and retreated in just days last week. <strong>&#8220;And Mocha has now fallen.&#8221;<\/strong> The blame game has begun after a mere 36 hours has seen the Saudi coalition fracture on the ground, and the finger-pointing is likely to go on in the halls of government, now as Saudi territory continues coming under direct missile and drone threat.<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/dudesinsandals.jpg?itok=knk8jo5i\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/dudesinsandals.jpg?itok=knk8jo5i\"><\/a><\/p>\n<figure role=\"group\" class=\"caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"b604e6ee-0dd0-4025-8c38-3b1bebc9b910\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/dudesinsandals.jpg?itok=knk8jo5i\" width=\"500\" \/><figcaption><em>Handout via Reuters<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmtx6mx2v00113b6rw94aqftc@published\">Another regional source told CNN on Thursday that &#8220;The failure this time is not with the Yemenis&#8221; but that &#8220;it&#8217;s a <strong>disaster made in DC and Riyadh<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmtx6mx2v00113b6rw94aqftc@published\">According to some further key lines and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/12\/middleeast\/yemen-houthi-saudi-us-blame-intl\">expletives<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmtx6mx2w00123b6rgiod9f4e@published\"><em>The regional source told CNN that it was &#8220;a complete failure of political leadership&#8221; amid fierce squabbling and delayed decision-making in Riyadh.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmtx6mx2w00133b6r9xdch5ly@published\"><em>&#8220;There was not one air strike throughout the day yesterday (by Saudi support forces), although there were minute-by-minute updates,&#8221; the regional source added. <strong>&#8220;It\u2019s a Saudi-American f**k up of epic proportions<\/strong>.<strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There are at the same time widespread reports that the Iran-backed Houthis have seized US made M-ATVs and MRAP armored vehicles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Dudes in sandals breaking the coalition with lighting speed&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">The Houthis are literally fighting in sandals and are routing a military provisioned by (directly) KSA and (indirectly) the US. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DxcTorDBO1\">https:\/\/t.co\/DxcTorDBO1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 History Speaks (@History__Speaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/History__Speaks\/status\/2098423572406383004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Amr Al-Bidh, the top official of Yemen\u2019s Southern Transitional Council (STC), has also been quoted in the CNN report, explaining that the Houthis &#8220;don\u2019t need to use advanced weapons to close Bab al-Mandeb. <strong>They can just use a cannon on a car<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmtx6mx2v000v3b6rmy7hjd7j@published\">He added &#8220;<strong>It\u2019s a leverage that they have without using advanced weapons<\/strong>. And they will keep it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmtx6mx2v00113b6rw94aqftc@published\">All of this has further emboldened the Houthis to take the fight directly to Saudi territory, amid the ongoing &#8220;siege for siege&#8221; policy. Riyadh has long sought to impose a brutal blockade on Houthi-controlled ports. The group has so far indicated it intends to allow most international vessels to traverse the Red Sea, but will attack Saudi or Israeli-linked shipping.<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmtx6mx2v00113b6rw94aqftc@published\">There are fresh Sunday reports of another ballistic missile attack on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/houthis-target-saudi-base-iraq-probes-drone-attack-oil-pipeline\">Saudi base<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Yemen&#8217;s Houthi group on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/yemen-s-houthis-claim-ballistic-missile-drone-attack-on-saudi-military-base\/4055561\" target=\"_blank\">claimed<\/a>\u00a0that it had <strong>launched a ballistic missile and drone attack on a Saudi military base<\/strong>, as fighting between the group and Riyadh-backed Yemeni government forces intensified.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the attack targeted the Sharurah base in southern Saudi Arabia, including <strong>\u201cweapons depots and command and control centers that are managing the aggression against our nation and people\u201d<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Saree declared that\u00a0the strikes had hit their targets and threatened further bigger strikes deeper inside the kingdom if the Saudis keep up their military operations in Yemen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">gonna tell my kids this was Toyotathon <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0mYxwFDk7U\">https:\/\/t.co\/0mYxwFDk7U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luke Metro (@luke_metro) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/luke_metro\/status\/2098918040163561912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Saudi coalition aerial assets have been belatedly at work: &#8220;On Sunday, the Yemeni military <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/yemeni-government-forces-strike-houthi-positions-down-5-drones\/4055653\" target=\"_blank\">said <\/a>its air force had conducted three strikes against Houthi positions and barracks in the Taiz region,&#8221; MEE reports.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera writes: <em>Analysts are calling the Iran-backed Houthi group\u2019s victories the most significant regional development since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran. The offensives could be particularly damaging for Saudi Arabia and its oil exports.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/shippingprobl.jpg?itok=2Mj_JOvb\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/shippingprobl.jpg?itok=2Mj_JOvb\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"3cf825c5-3bb9-4616-b29a-3cb8a1f9ed5f\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"625\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/shippingprobl.jpg?itok=2Mj_JOvb\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Yemeni military announced on X, &#8220;Air force of the armed forces targeted positions and barracks of the terrorist Houthi group with three air strikes&#8221; in the Taiz region.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Trump has said the Houthis are in contact with him and have pledged to let ships through the\u00a0Bab Al-Mandab Strait.\u00a0He said to reporters Saturday while meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, <strong>&#8220;The Houthis called us, and they don&#8217;t want to fight with us. They don\u2019t want us to go after them.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong> He further explained that &#8220;they would much prefer not having us involved:&#8221; and so<strong> &#8220;they are letting most ships go through<\/strong>.<strong>&#8221; <\/strong>The president did acknowledged they do have a ban on Saudi vessels, however. But the Houthi threat of closing the energy transit chokepoint lingers heavily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang=\"\" class=\"username\" xml:lang=\"\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Sun, 09\/13\/2026 &#8211; 11:05<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/dudesinsandals.jpg?itok=knk8jo5i\" title=\"Yemen Blame Game Begins: \" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yemen Blame Game Begins: &#8220;Saudi-American F**k Up Of Epic Proportions&#8221; An official affiliated with Saudi-backed militias in Yemen told CNN\u00a0that the Houthis &#8220;committed everything they had \u2013 waves upon waves of fighters&#8230; along with their available ballistic missiles and weapons.&#8221; &#8220;But the air support never came,&#8221; the source said in reference to the fact that&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=667777\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Yemen Blame Game Begins: &#8220;Saudi-American F**k Up Of Epic Proportions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":667778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-667777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=667777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/667778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=667777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=667777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=667777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}