WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is investigating the cause of a crash of an American military surveillance drone off the coast of Yemen Monday morning, two U.S. officials said.
The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters, confirmed that the drone, an MQ-9 Reaper, fell out of the sky. Iranian-backed Houthi militants said on Monday that they had downed the drone near the port city of Hodeida, in western Yemen.
Why should I give a shit if Houthis fly surveillance drones over US soil?
And whether or not you consider that particular drone to be a hostile target, they still can’t do shit about most hostile targets. They’re not going to be able to do anything against all the U.S. and British naval ships that they’re facing. As has been demonstrated repeatedly since this began.