The Biden White House’s grand idea for an international coalition to protect 10 percent of the world’s shipping from the threat posed by a primitive Third World nation seems to be on the verge of a meltdown over the issue of American leadership of the operation. On Friday, I reported that France had withdrawn from Operation Prosperity Guardian. Since then, Italy and Spain have announced they will not participate in a US-led operation.
Membership in Operation Prosperity Guardian has always been somewhat suspect.
The final box score shows that the 20 coalition members will contribute a total of two surface combatants.
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