The Saudi-led coalition's air strikes against Houthi positions in al-Shariyah are more than a military response; they are a defense of the principle that sovereign nations have the right to protect their territory from foreign-backed aggression. When Iranian-backed militants fire missiles toward Riyadh and attack commercial shipping in the Red Sea, they are not merely waging a local insurgency. They are challenging the very idea of national sovereignty, and the coalition is right to meet that challenge with force.
The coalition, backing Yemen's internationally recognized government, has targeted Houthi-controlled positions after repeated attacks on Saudi infrastructure, airports, and energy facilities. The Houthis, supported by Tehran, have made regional instability their stock-in-trade, threatening waterways and civilian targets alike.
Houthi leaders have predictably vowed revenge, but their threats only confirm that the coalition is striking at a genuine enemy of order. Allowing such proxies to operate with impunity invites further aggression, not diplomacy.
The same commitment to sovereignty should guide action closer to home. President Trump's decision to elevate Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, places a proven defender of border security and immigration enforcement at the center of executive power.
Miller has driven robust immigration enforcement, prioritized national sovereignty, and supported military operations against drug cartels and hostile regimes.
As Senator Mike Lee put it, Miller is a "true conservative warrior" and a "staunch defender of law and order." This is the sort of leadership that treats sovereignty as something to be enforced, not negotiated away.
Yet not every official understands that duty. Houston Mayor John Whitmire has ordered his police department to stop cooperating with federal immigration authorities, prohibiting officers from notifying ICE about individuals with administrative warrants unless they are arrested for a separate jailable offense.
The Department of Homeland Security has rightly condemned the move, warning that sanctuary policies obstruct the partnerships needed to remove criminal illegal aliens from American communities. By shielding those who have already violated federal law, Whitmire places political activism above the safety of taxpaying citizens and the rule of law.
Abroad, the threat to sovereignty wears a bureaucratic face. Michel Barnier, the EU's former Brexit negotiator, insists that Britain cannot enjoy market access without surrendering control to Brussels, including acceptance of the free movement of people. Nigel Farage has dismissed Barnier as "arrogant, out of touch and a bully," and he is correct.
The European Union's demand that the United Kingdom accept centralized rule in exchange for trade proves that sovereignty must be constantly defended, even from supposed allies.
Sovereignty is not a buffet. It cannot be preserved in Yemen while abandoned in Houston, or defended against Iranian proxies while surrendered to European bureaucrats. The coalition's strikes in Houthi territory show what assertive defense looks like. That same resolve must now secure the border, end sanctuary obstruction, and reject any foreign power that claims the right to dictate a free nation's laws.
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