Houthi rebels attack US warships

[Saltwater60]

Not good. Escalations everywhere. Kamala is on it though.

US warships come under attack in Red Sea as nearly two dozen incoming missiles and drones shot down — Fox News

U.S. warships shot down nearly two dozen drones and incoming missiles while coming under attack in the Red Sea on Friday.

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[GOYABEAN]

Not good. Escalations everywhere. Kamala is on it though.

US warships come under attack in Red Sea as nearly two dozen incoming missiles and drones shot down — Fox News

U.S. warships shot down nearly two dozen drones and incoming missiles while coming under attack in the Red Sea on Friday.

apple.news

Fake news biden along with the harris administration said the houthi rebels are a great bunch of folks folks

 

[GTN]

Time to turn our soldiers loose to do what they’re trained to do

 

[Bustedknees]

Think back to Bill Clinton's last years in office. We were getting attacked across the world with little repercussion. A few months and a new President Bush fresh in office we had muslim kamikaze attacks.

 

[tirwin1]

I think Donald Rumsfeld once said weakness is provocative.

 

[Zerex]

BEST NEWS EVER!!

B2/B21 needs a test flight or two....................dune............desert planet.....result.

 

[FP1201]

Time to turn our soldiers loose to do what they’re trained to do

It's what we've always done and what the investors in the Military Industrial Complex want us to do...I say pull everything we've got over there back to our side of the Ocean, then let them sort it out amongst themselves...Did you notice all the neighboring Countries want to support the Palestinians, but don't want them in their Country's.

 

[Willyone]

It's what we've always done and what the investors in the Military Industrial Complex want us to do...I say pull everything we've got over there back to our side of the Ocean, then let them sort it out amongst themselves...Did you notice all the neighboring Countries want to support the Palestinians, but don't want them in their Country's.

 

[Saltwater60]

Time to turn our soldiers loose to do what they’re trained to do

All they have to do is push a few buttons and the problem will be solved.

 

[GOPerfect]

I cannot, nor will I put blame on this administration or any other for this. Not sure if people are aware, pirates, like these, have been attacking US Ships since the US became a nation.

 

[nortatoga]

I cannot, nor will I put blame on this administration or any other for this. Not sure if people are aware, pirates, like these, have been attacking US Ships since the US became a nation.

First Barbary War - Wikipedia

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[GOPerfect]

First Barbary War - Wikipedia

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I was just reading a bunch of stories of this set of wars because of this thread.

 

[RedBreast21]

Nothing like an escalation of conflict 5 weeks from an election.

 

[spat]

 

[Willyone]

Nothing like an escalation of conflict 5 weeks from an election.

We're at war with Russia and at it with Iran too (shshshsh don't tell anyone). What could go wrong?

 

[FP1201]

I cannot, nor will I put blame on this administration or any other for this. Not sure if people are aware, pirates, like these, have been attacking US Ships since before the US became a nation.

I was astounded to learn that Ships typically were not protected, and the Crew aboard was unarmed...I'm thinking now, there are Security Companies hiring on to commercial vessels to protect them...I wonder who if anyone picks up the Pirates left in boats shot-to-shit by the Ships they were attacking?
Oh, and on a tangent: Cargo Ships (Ships in general) burn millions of pounds of bunker oil, which dumps more carbon than all the cars and jets combined.

 

[Grimscale]

.I wonder who if anyone picks up the Pirates left in boats shot-to-shit by the Ships they were attacking?

Probably no one.
Most of them likely sink from the damage, and the pirates with them. The rest likely limp into whatever port they are staying at, or a nearby beach, and lick their wounds.

If I were attacked at sea and drove them off I would make sure to put a few rounds into the hull below the water line. Or, if prisoners were taken, I'd scuttle their ship and leave them tied up on it.
There is no jurisdiction out in the middle of the ocean.

Oh, and on a tangent: Cargo Ships (Ships in general) burn millions of pounds of bunker oil, which dumps more carbon than all the cars and jets combined.

Unless and until the political mouth-breathers stop using their private jets/helicopters to buzz around like so many angry hornets I really don't care how much carbon is spewed by anything that actually helps provide sustenance for the common people. There are so many other things in this world coughing up more carbon in a week than mankind could do in a decade.

but, to continue this tangent, they are trying to make cargo ships electric. I'm not sure what would be worse, giant batteries that can turn into huge bonfires while charging at port, or nuclear vessels in the hands of some of these rinky-dink cargo outfits.
Or huge cargo ships adrift at sea because they ran out of juice...

 

[Saltwater60]

I cannot, nor will I put blame on this administration or any other for this. Not sure if people are aware, pirates, like these, have been attacking US Ships since the US became a nation.

While I mostly agree this administration has given them power, standing, and the funds to do more.

 

[Willyone]

Attacking US war ships with missiles & drones is an act of war, right? We have the tech to determine the launch sites, right?
Seems to me the logical thing to do would be return fire from air and sea... x10.

 

[spat]

Attacking US war ships with missiles & drones is an act of war, right? We have the tech to determine the launch sites, right?
Seems to me the logical thing to do would be return fire from air and sea... x10.

Battleships might be obsolete fighting a near peer enemy, but they would be absolutely outstanding for this shit....

Hard to justify launching a $1M missile to take out a couple camel jockeys in a tent, but a broadside of spicy Volvos OTOH.

USS Wisconsin - The Battleship with a Temper

On March 15, 1952, while shelling enemy positions at Songjin, North Korea, the Wisconsin lost her temper. Coming in close to shore, North Korean forces fired...

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[RedBreast21]

This happened days ago and has been going on since the U.S. Navy sailed into the region to attempt to keep shipping lanes open which so far they have failed at. Trade through the straights only 30% or normal. The media building a story before releasing the information. Lip stick on a pig.

A few months ago and after the first volley of hundreds of missiles into the sands of Yemen at a replacement cost of 30 million per unit, the administration scaled back operations to be that of a presence only. Those missiles were completely ineffective and at an insane cost. Drones no more than $1500.00 requiring multi-million dollar missiles to take out. Depleting inventory on board ship. Smart strategy of course as one can't be sure what is a real threat and what is not. Depleting resources of your enemy and gather intel on their response times and methods.

Maybe the Iranian/Houthi response to U.S. meddling in the region will be sinking a resupply vessel carrying new missiles. The U.S. Navy then having to leave the region or escalate.

IMHO, many don't have a clear picture of GWOT vs WW3 and how different they would be. GWOT was an operation where the U.S. had complete control with high tech weapons, Artillery fire bases, control of night ops, intel, satellites and owned the air for the entire time against a lightly armed enemy in sandal and PJ's. That's not the Russians, Iran or the Chinese.

Insight to what WW3 will look like is in Ukraine where the Russians are being careful not to give NATO the war they're looking for. Russia is winning that. Hence the aggression by the U.S. policy makers (Bankers/Elites) in marching steadily to commit American son's and daughters to death for preservation of global economic dominance. BRICS meeting next month will shed more light on the reality of all the conflicts.

Anyone really believe the American public is ready for 4-5 thousand American dead each week, like that in Ukraine? Nah. Real numbers of Ukraine dead and wounded is over 600k in 2.5 years.

 

[Willyone]

Battleships might be obsolete fighting a near peer enemy, but they would be absolutely outstanding for this shit....

Hard to justify launching a $1M missile to take out a couple camel jockeys in a tent, but a broadside of spicy Volvos OTOH.

USS Wisconsin - The Battleship with a Temper

On March 15, 1952, while shelling enemy positions at Songjin, North Korea, the Wisconsin lost her temper. Coming in close to shore, North Korean forces fired...

youtube.com

Combined with a hand full of F-?? fighter jets (take your pick) and then maybe some Warthogs for after party clean up.
I expect the fukwads in DC will wait for a some of our military to get shot up and killed before any response of consequence will be ok'd. And maybe even then, nothing.

 

[Nevar]

The senile old pedo and his vegas slut will not do anything. Because Da muzzie obammies said not to.

 

[spat]

Combined with a hand full of F-?? fighter jets (take your pick) and then maybe some Warthogs for after party clean up.
I expect the fukwads in DC will wait for a some of our military to get shot up and killed before any response of consequence will be ok'd. And maybe even then, nothing.

There's just something about a salvo from an Iowa that says "find out time".

"Send some guys to investigate what happened to the drone crew, and send a cartographer to update the topo maps if it was an Iowa" just says "FAFO" in a way that nothing else quite does.

 

[holdover]

Blowback for Ukraine. The Russians are arming our enemys with high tech anti ship anti aircraft weapons . Putin said at the beginning , if you arm our enemy's we are going to arm yours . Russian anti air / anti ships missles are being sold to Iran N korea and other countries in the mid east

Attack on US forces in Syria HQ destroyed, no US casualties ever. Us forces have been regularly attacked since last Oct. dozens of times media barely mentions it . and they have never killed one service man in Syria.

 

[holdover]

There's just something about a salvo from an Iowa that says "find out time".

"Send some guys to investigate what happened to the drone crew, and send a cartographer to update the topo maps if it was an Iowa" just says "FAFO" in a way that nothing else quite does.

They are talking about taking it out of moth balls and upgrading them

 

[MothMan]

I was astounded to learn that Ships typically were not protected, and the Crew aboard was unarmed...I'm thinking now, there are Security Companies hiring on to commercial vessels to protect them...I wonder who if anyone picks up the Pirates left in boats shot-to-shit by the Ships they were attacking?
Oh, and on a tangent: Cargo Ships (Ships in general) burn millions of pounds of bunker oil, which dumps more carbon than all the cars and jets combined.

Electric propulsion has been a thing for 30 years. The electricity comes from big bad ass diesel generators.

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[spat]

They are talking about taking it out of moth balls and upgrading them

They always talk about that.

Reagan actually did it, but I can't imagine it happening again. If anyone would it would be Trump though.

Not sure it makes sense anymore, but the idea is so appealing people will never give it up.

 

[Zerex]

Kamashit eater does not want to lose Muslim votes................simple demon witch.