If the Houthis are telling the truth about attacking a U.S. military ship--and we have good reason that they are--then it would indeed be a significant embarrassment for the United States, especially for the military-industrial complex.
This complex, composed of defense contractors and government entities, invests billions of dollars annually in developing and maintaining advanced military technologies and infrastructure.
A successful attack by the Houthis, a group with substantially fewer financial and technological resources, would undermine the perceived effectiveness of these high-cost defense systems and highlight vulnerabilities in U.S. military capabilities. The following article is from the Intel Drop.