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2024-01-13 Arabia

Not a small and not a victorious war. America is caught in a Yemeni trap

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Posted by badanov 2024-01-13 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [31 views ] Top
File under: Houthis

#1 hey were “a direct response to the unprecedented Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, i

Then one day, for no reason at all, the Houthis decided to start doing this.

Weird, eh?

Posted by Phugum Uluth9531 2024-01-13 02:13|| 2024-01-13 02:13|| Front Page Top

#2 23,000? They only got about the same numberat Babi Yar and that didn't change thefact that twas a crime against humanity.

Posted by Oscar Crereque5255 2024-01-13 02:23|| 2024-01-13 02:23|| Front Page Top

#3 #2 LGBTQ mathematics?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-01-13 03:40|| 2024-01-13 03:40|| Front Page Top

#4 why are we pulling the rug out from under Ukraine?

Posted by Oscar Crereque5255 2024-01-13 03:58|| 2024-01-13 03:58|| Front Page Top

#5 "The Yemenis are a warlike and religious people who have been at war for many years." Yemen has a per capita income of less than $800 per annum. In fact, Yemenis are among the poorest (and moronic khat-sucking) people on earth.

Posted by Huputle Cherelet4131 2024-01-13 06:23|| 2024-01-13 06:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Some day we might get a leader who understands there is no 'kinder and gentler' war that leads to victory. That may be when they start a civil war at home. Then all the concerns about appearance and civility will vanish.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-01-13 07:05|| 2024-01-13 07:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Re #4 - I suspect most people were pro-Ukraine after Russia invaded if only because they feared Russia trying to rebuild their Soviet Empire. The continuing story of malfeasance, theft of aid and general corruption is likely the primary cause of disenchantment. Resisting Russian encroachment was and is a laudable goal... too bad the Uke government (and our own kleptocracy) was such a weak reed to rely on.

Posted by Mercutio 2024-01-13 10:21|| 2024-01-13 10:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Ref #4: Ukie ship is sinking. Time to find a new war.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-01-13 10:24|| 2024-01-13 10:24|| Front Page Top

#9 Protecting commercial shipping on the high seas is one of main things the US Navy should be doing. If Biden really understood this he would bomb the crap out of Yemen and tell anyone who doesn't like it to go to hell.

Posted by Hupusotch Borgia4326 2024-01-13 12:33|| 2024-01-13 12:33|| Front Page Top

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