US and UK launch strikes against Houthi rebels - Page 3

nomadking · 13-01-2024, 16:54

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Kind of does when the prime miniature squeaked his rationale for the strikes was because the Houti's were damaging peoples shopping

Also the precise strikes he mentioned killed 5 people apparently, 73 missiles launched and 5 dead, we could teach Israel a thing or two or they could teach us a thing or two

The ships maybe slow-moving, but they are still moving and the missiles/drones are launched a long distance away. Food and energy in the form of oil and LNG, also are affected.They narrowly missed an oil tanker.

**Mick** · 13-01-2024, 17:32

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Originally Posted by jfman

They certainly could - but that doesn’t detract from it being a political choice by our Government to participate in joint military action with the Americans against them. Just as it’s a political choice for those Governments in NATO and around the world who do not.

Post office pardons, trips to Ukraine to fund our military industrial complex some more. Things are looking up for Rishi.

A political choice?

So let’s just keep letting those arse-holes, fire on our ships then, unchecked & unchallenged, goodness me, pathetic.

jfman · 13-01-2024, 18:05

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Originally Posted by Mick

A political choice?

So let’s just keep letting those arse-holes, fire on our ships then, unchecked & unchallenged, goodness me, pathetic.

That’s not what I said and you know it.

nomadking · 13-01-2024, 18:11

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Originally Posted by jfman

That’s not what I said and you know it.

Really?

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Originally Posted by jfman

They certainly could - but that doesn’t detract from it being a political choice by our Government to participate in joint military action with the Americans against them. Just as it’s a political choice for those Governments in NATO and around the world who do not.

Post office pardons, trips to Ukraine to fund our military industrial complex some more. Things are looking up for Rishi.

jfman · 13-01-2024, 18:16

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Originally Posted by nomadking

Really?

Yes, specifically his suggestion:

“So let’s just keep letting those arse-holes, fire on our ships then, unchecked & unchallenged, goodness me, pathetic.”

Nowhere did I suggest taking no action. My cynicism is principally around timing, and being the typical US poodle.

Mr K · 13-01-2024, 18:59

What's Norway or Uzbekistan doing about it all, that's what I want to know.

**Chris** · 13-01-2024, 19:18

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Originally Posted by Mr K

What's Norway or Uzbekistan doing about it all, that's what I want to know.

Norway: providing unspecified support to the international naval patrol. Also protesting vigorously at the targeting of a Norway flagged ship on 12 December.

Uzbekistan: Landlocked, so

Dude111 · 13-01-2024, 23:09

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Originally Posted by nomadking

The Houthi attacks are on international shipping. Who else is going to deal with that? China?

Ya you have a point.........

It shouldnt be happening at all!!

Gavin78 · 13-01-2024, 23:28

What you all mean to say is the rest of the world stands by and watches as usual while the UK and USA have to sort everything out while all the other toothless countries shout from the sidelines.

I personally hope the Houthi rebels get a right pasting.