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U.S. Central Command Vows More Involvement in UAE’s War Against Yemen's Houthis

@G3News: General Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), visited the UAE this week and vowed more support for Abu Dhabi’s war against the Houthis as the U.S. escalates its involvement in the war in Yemen.

In the wake of recent Houthi attacks on the UAE, the U.S. is deploying the USS Cole to the country, and McKenzie said a squadron of F-22s would arrive next week. “We’re going to bring in a squadron of F-22 fighter jets, the best air superiority fighters in the world,” he said.

McKenzie said the F-22s will work with the UAE to “help defend the nation.” In recent weeks, the U.S. helped Abu Dhabi intercept Houthi missiles. He said the USS Cole will “patrol the waters of the UAE, working closely with UAE air defenders to protect their nation.”

The cooperation is framed as “defensive” in nature, but it’s important to note that the Houthis wouldn’t be attacking the UAE if the country hadn’t been waging war on Yemen since 2015.
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