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EX500rider

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44. Well gosh I guess the rebels just get a free pass then right I mean long as they hide near an airport or port

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 08:03 PM

Oct 2024

Unless the runways have been cratered the airport is usable and unless the port has been blocked by ships sunk in the entrance the port is usable, it's been a war zone for years I'm sure there's tons of damage already everywhere

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US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels [View all] Eugene Oct 2024 OP

damnit damnit irisblue Oct 2024 #1

Netanyahu's provocations to get the U.S. as deep into this as possible... StClone Oct 2024 #2

You misspelled "Houthis" AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2024 #3

And here we have an example . . . Richard D Oct 2024 #5

I don't think so, at least those like me who have half a brain and JohnSJ Oct 2024 #8

Nobody disputes firing on those moniss Oct 2024 #11

Please explain. littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #12

because Biden is bombing the Houthis? not bombing them enough? someone in the party disagrees with you on how much prodigitalson Oct 2024 #39

Do you have secret inside information about Harris's views towards Israel? former9thward Oct 2024 #6

no difference. JohnSJ Oct 2024 #15

What will this different approach be? sarisataka Oct 2024 #7

Pretty sneaky of Netanyahu to force the Houthi's to attack Israel & other ships... EX500rider Oct 2024 #16

It's not just Houthi attacks on Israel prompting this. maxsolomon Oct 2024 #4

I recommend. Direct attacks against the US Navy should get a response. bronxiteforever Oct 2024 #9

The starvation in Yemen is moniss Oct 2024 #10

I don't know that the port was rendered inoperable but littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #13

The starvation and pictures from Yemen moniss Oct 2024 #14

Houthis shouldn't spend all their money on Iranian missiles, I guess NickB79 Oct 2024 #17

This has been an internal conflict in Yemen for years now and is not simply a matter of moniss Oct 2024 #20

The internal conflict is that the Houthis want an Islamic caliphate NickB79 Oct 2024 #21

Nothing I have said is a moniss Oct 2024 #41

What makes you think the port is now closed to cargo ships? EX500rider Oct 2024 #18

It is not a matter of the port being totally closed moniss Oct 2024 #19

And what makes you think the US didn'tjust strike Rebel boats & muntions? EX500rider Oct 2024 #22

Because the reports have been that we hit more than boats moniss Oct 2024 #24

Still does not mean any of the civilian infrastructure at the port or airport was hit by the US EX500rider Oct 2024 #31

Because US and Israel bad and terrorists good AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2024 #29

As far as I know, the port is still open and operating, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2024 #23

You express a lack of understanding about the conflict in Yemen. moniss Oct 2024 #25

I think you assume too much of what I do and don't understand. nt MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2024 #26

I take your expressions at face value. nt moniss Oct 2024 #27

As I said.....................nt MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2024 #28

I've still seen zero proof that any civilian infrastructure was hit EX500rider Oct 2024 #32

The Times of Israel from 9/29/24 for example moniss Oct 2024 #35

This is a thread about the US strikes not the IDF strikes EX500rider Oct 2024 #36

Here's more from CBS dated 10/04 and also referencing US/UK moniss Oct 2024 #37

Yes, CBS says "infrastructure, like storage facilities" What's wrong with hitting weapons & launcher storage? EX500rider Oct 2024 #38

It is foolish to think that the strikes at the airport moniss Oct 2024 #40

"the reluctance of any airline to fly into a questionable airport scenario" EX500rider Oct 2024 #42

It is a naivete most people have that moniss Oct 2024 #43

Well gosh I guess the rebels just get a free pass then right I mean long as they hide near an airport or port EX500rider Oct 2024 #44

If not "the," then at least "a." Igel Oct 2024 #33

Yes it is variously described in media reports as "a" main port for moniss Oct 2024 #34

Are we suddenly to believe that US fighters no longer have pin point precision munitions Historic NY Oct 2024 #30

Russia-backed Houthis ck4829 Oct 2024 #45