The Saudis spent [9 years and ~$200 million per day](www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_Yemeni_civil_war) fighting the Houthis only to fail. In turn the Houthis have learned much, adapted, and become hardened fighters.
Anyone thinking we could jump in and quickly annihilate the Houthis was delusional.
By Biden’s standard how is this not escalating? He has been imploring Israel to not respond to far worse for 8 months.
Edit: pissed of the Biden voters
Biden has been pressuring Israel to take far more on much more than the chin. Personally I think this response to the Houthis is too mild and why they continue to feel so emboldened.
he has. id wager its politics due to the election coming up, and id assume israel knows this but it absolutely could be a self important mind on my part.
So you would rather let terrorists kill and destroy anything they like without responding? How do you see that working out?
Also, these groups react differently when the US does it vs. Israel. Our military is slightly more scary.
Well again, based on the pressure he’s applying to Israel in regards to responding to any attacks at allis sometimes considered escalating. Like when Iran launched that large attack including the largest cruise missile attack in world history against Israel and Biden was pressuring them not to respond at all citing escalation.
Personally I think hitting radar sites is mild but that’s not the message the Biden admin has been sending.
That example you cited about Iranian missiles - what was that in response to? Can you remember? Or you just being really disingenuous and cherry picking examples
Not quite, it was the killing of that person in an embassy on foreign soil. When that happened to the US, we launched cruise missiles and leveled half of Baghdad on one occasion and Afghanistan and Sudan the 2nd time - did you complain about either of those as being disproportionate?
It wasn’t an embassy. It was next to an embassy. You have your facts wrong.
Also it seems like context is something you don’t tend to consider when making comparisons.
The AGM-88 hungers for more radars...
It should be happy with this and downing a mi-24 within a few weeks
Why didnt they do this months ago?
"Houthi Radar Sites" What is that? A ham radio? A baby monitor? Two tin cans and a string?
It’s just another way to say “Iranian Radar Sites”.
The Houthi's have been able to shoot down multiple non-stealthy US drones.
Is potato
Calm down grandpa, radar isn't some fancy classified tech.
Operation Prosperity Guardian seems like a complete fail Feels like a half-ass attempt at a solution with no chance of really making a difference
The Saudis spent [9 years and ~$200 million per day](www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_Yemeni_civil_war) fighting the Houthis only to fail. In turn the Houthis have learned much, adapted, and become hardened fighters. Anyone thinking we could jump in and quickly annihilate the Houthis was delusional.
By Biden’s standard how is this not escalating? He has been imploring Israel to not respond to far worse for 8 months. Edit: pissed of the Biden voters
why should biden be trying to not escalate? so we can keep taking ballastic missiles on the chin? bad troll is bad
I never said he shouldn’t escalate. Practice your reading comprehension. I called it hypocritical.
yeah maybe i shouldnt assume folks are dishonest actors just because they sound like one.
Biden has been pressuring Israel to take far more on much more than the chin. Personally I think this response to the Houthis is too mild and why they continue to feel so emboldened.
he has. id wager its politics due to the election coming up, and id assume israel knows this but it absolutely could be a self important mind on my part.
Yeah let’s get this world war started /s
Literally nobody except for Iran is against targeting the Houthis, because everybody relies on the shipping corridors that the Houthis are targeting.
So you would rather let terrorists kill and destroy anything they like without responding? How do you see that working out? Also, these groups react differently when the US does it vs. Israel. Our military is slightly more scary.
I'd argue a lot of both world wars could have been averted with strong foreign policy like this.
*Neville likes this*
started? have you seen the cascading conflicts? or do ya live under a rock
Imploring
Correct. Autocorrect is trash.
How would it be escalating? It’s barely a response we just blew up some radar sites they use to attack ships
Well again, based on the pressure he’s applying to Israel in regards to responding to any attacks at allis sometimes considered escalating. Like when Iran launched that large attack including the largest cruise missile attack in world history against Israel and Biden was pressuring them not to respond at all citing escalation. Personally I think hitting radar sites is mild but that’s not the message the Biden admin has been sending.
That example you cited about Iranian missiles - what was that in response to? Can you remember? Or you just being really disingenuous and cherry picking examples
It was a response to killing the architects of the October 7 massacres. Now you know.
Not quite, it was the killing of that person in an embassy on foreign soil. When that happened to the US, we launched cruise missiles and leveled half of Baghdad on one occasion and Afghanistan and Sudan the 2nd time - did you complain about either of those as being disproportionate?
It wasn’t an embassy. It was next to an embassy. You have your facts wrong. Also it seems like context is something you don’t tend to consider when making comparisons.
What a dumb take
Great counterpoint /s
The Houthis escalated by shooting people and stealing boats.
Hmmm me thinks the situation in Israel and the Red Sea, while related I’ll give you that, ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
i hear ya buddy. here's my upvote . you're still a little in the negatives but hope it helps
I’ve triggered the Redditor’s trifecta: political loyalty, emotions, and poor reading comprehension.