Two U.S. Navy Pilots Shot Down in 'Friendly Fire' Incident Over Red Sea

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Two U.S. Navy pilots were forced to eject over the Red Sea after their fighter jet was mistakenly shot down by a U.S. cruiser during airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The incident took place during a multinational air campaign that has no explicit metrics for success or timeline for completion. The open-ended, increasingly expensive campaign is one of the most immediate foreign policy questions confronting incoming President-elect Donald Trump.

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