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Robert Fausti's avatar

US attacks, not going to work. The Brits tried to subdue these people in the 1970s and did not work. Need a good comparative situation? Think of the Taliban in Afghanistan. A Tough, simple, and "believing" society that believes it is right. You can bomb these people to kingdom come and sooner or later they will bounce right back.

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Steghorn21's avatar

The Houtis make the Taliban look like Village People. These are very, very tough people. And these are virtually the only people on the planet who are actually doing something about the Gaza ethnic cleansing.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

True. Most people, naturally, know little about Yemen. In fact, the population--at about 33 million--is significantly larger than the population of KSA, since KSA is about 1/3 foreign workers. Despite the far smaller geographical extent.

Another difference (compared to Desert Storm) is that we really no longer have the logistical capability to maintain the military presence that would be needed. The Houthis have a more technically capable military than the Taliban did, but are just as dedicated. And the geographical ruggedness is quite different than Iraq--as you say, more like Afghanistan.

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Steghorn21's avatar

It was very silly getting rid of those supply tenders. However, I've heard that even supply ships sailing out to meet the destroyers wouldn't help because transfering Sea Vipers and Aegis missiles is too sensitive an action for replenishment at sea. Yet another example of the GAE/UK not thinking this through.

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Kieran Telo's avatar

<<The Telegraph wrote that British aircraft carriers would not join the war because of a "crisis among military personnel", probably because the British did not want to go to war in the name of genocidal Israel.>> That plural is utterly cute. There are two British aircraft carriers, I have seen them both at the same time in Portsmouth harbour. Last I heard the newer one, Prince of Wales, after being repaired in Scotland, having broken down near the Isle of Wight, had gone on a jolly to USA. The crew visited Disneyworld. They came back to Portsmouth in December '23.

Since the ship did not break down even once on this voyage it was deemed a massive success. I'm open to correction here but the ship has not yet carried any aircraft.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1wyO6mjSkDspdXChgqRsIT0RgoNA&hl=en_US

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

Status Swag:

- Biden Admin trying to show they are doing something, hence the telegraphed strikes in Yemen. Reminds me of the Obama era strikes on Syria ISIS which were ineffective. And trying to keep Muslim US voters happy. And U.S. military is getting more and more hollowed out.

- Hamas - winning by not losing.

- Israel - Major problems desperately striking out trying to reestablish deterrence.

- Iran - continued strikes on U.S. through proxies in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, which is making the U.S. appear weak, and increasing Iranian influence.

- Europe - taking even more of an economic hit.

Democratic Party - Dei / crt U.S. Supporters - civil war over anti semitism issue. It’s most publicized in higher education.

Ukraine - being memory holed as focus’s on Israel, including weapon delivery. Heightened Russian aggressive attrition against Ukraine in people and equipment, which the West can’t keep up with. And it looks like it’s getting worse.

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Steghorn21's avatar

Ukraine is being memory holed by the West, but not by the Russians. They won't forget or let us forget.

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Kieran Telo's avatar

Marvellous summary.

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johnycomelately's avatar

Well if Iran shuts the gulf then oil will go through the roof, supply chains will hit a wall and Inflation will be astronomical.

Clearly the West can’t be that stupid.

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D F Barr's avatar

From an article in the Guardian today talking about the risks to the economy, “After a second night of strikes against the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen, President Joe Biden said that the US had sent a private message to Tehran that “we’re confident we’re well prepared”. Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn on Saturday, on his way to Camp David, Biden declined to go into further detail.”

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Mark Wauck's avatar

FWIW, Hezbollah said the WH should stop sending messages to Iran as if Iran controls Yemen. It's a narrative that depends upon Western ignorance and Israeli propaganda.

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Cosmo T Kat's avatar

It’s not a matter of stupidity rather it’s a desire to destroy the world to reshape it in the vision of these globalist monsters who see themselves as gods. Krause Schwab’s own side kick the demented Zionist , Yuval Hariri, has foretold their immortalization. It is imperative the USA be destroyed in order to more easily subdue the useless eaters who are standing in the way of their ascension. We call things we cannot fathom stupid for they sound so outrageous to the sane, but we are not dealing with sane people in world leadership we are dealing with psychopathic killers.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

If by West you mean Neocons and Globalists, I think over the past decade they've proven they really can be that stupid. People were asking that question in 1914.

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Kieran Telo's avatar

Ah, I think that's what we're _meant_ to think. It's bugs and buses for us, Lear Jets and salmon for them, burgers and Teslas for the professional class. That's for the interim period before the Great <s>Wipeout</s>, um, Reset.

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Steghorn21's avatar

Well, they said that 2024 was going to be a humdinger, and we're only 2 weeks in. Wars tend to hasten the end of Empires, and it looks like this will be the same for the GAE.

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Cosmo T Kat's avatar

Much of the desires of these psychopaths are projected by the type of media programming we see. Movies depicting events such as A24 seem to be setting the table for more fear and anxiety to disturb an already confused and clueless mass of sheeple. We have a growing sense that chaos will ensue and either we submit or die.

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Steghorn21's avatar

Agreed. Predictive programming. It easy to say but hard to do: live not in fear.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

I think a lot of the sheeple are simply in a state of denial. Dem base voter types but also GOP establishment types.

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Steghorn21's avatar

True. If you read conservative commentators like Kurt Schlichter, all it needs is a strong turnout in November to make things alright again.

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Antipodes's avatar

I thought 2023 was going to be the shitty year of bad everything.

Nup, 2024 has said "hold my beer"......

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Steghorn21's avatar

Beat me to it!

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Geowhizz's avatar

Hitler declared war on the world back in the day.

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D F Barr's avatar

Lady Graham and Tricky Nikki,

“Bomb, Bomb, Bomb!”

“Bomb, Bomb, Iran!”

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Steghorn21's avatar

Haley is the agreed Uniparty candidate.

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Sarcastic Cynical Texan's avatar

Oh how I wish for a return to the good old days when I cast my vote in the Texas Republican primary, in June, so it didn't even matter in the presidential contest, luminaries such as Pat Buchanan, Alan Keyes and Ron Paul got my vote !!! I will leave several races blank this upcoming super Tuesday, my vote is now very difficult to earn, fool me once, shame on you, you ain't gonna fool me again . . .

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Chuck's avatar

Really liked Alan Keyes. Voted for him in the primary, and even donated.

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WayneRH's avatar

G'evening Mark and all MIH'ers,

Merely 10 seconds in the Judge's video here , Professor Sach's notes likely a core problem with ME circumstances: Biblical Symbology/Religious Beliefs being used in combination with the hugely secular Israeli Zionism to justify it all. Amelek's lesson - and such Biblical references - are used to pull *(American) Evangelicals into the trap. The enemy is THE expert at taking Scripture and subtly (sometimes not so subtly) twisting it's intended and Historical Truth to drag believers into results such as we're seeing. Remain in Prayer, please consider a basic, almost simple (but not easy, I confess) Op-Spec for your life: God 1st. Blessings friends one and all! (WrH) *Christians across the Globe, actually

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Esack's avatar

Weapons are mass destruction. Life is precious and miraculous. Self destruction is bizarre. Human brain has been created in laboratory research. It is all so hard to grasp.

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