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[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yep.

Messing with shipping is an act of war, plain and simple. The US had no choice but to respond. What are they supposed to do? Allow people to take pot shots? That sets a very bad precedent.

This being said, the Saudis have been bombing Yemen for almost a decade. The US really isn't going to achieve anything significant with a limited amount of bombings. And they obviously know that. This is simply a proportional and primarily symbolic response, mainly meant to warn others that there's a cost to fucking with the US.