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Does Russia have any functional weapons that they can spare at the moment?
Do they have boats left in the black sea?
Imagine if instead of supporting Israel with more and more weapons, the US and its allies had imposed an arms embargo and trade embargo for everything but food and medicine. We wouldn't be in this situation, tens of thousands of people would still be alive, and the Houthis couldn't claim more legitimacy and flex their geopolitical location like this.
Oh no.
Holy shit guys.
An international power might leverage a proxy war to use cutting edge weapons against an enemy nation that they otherwise wouldn't be able to.
Does that strike anyone else as a familiar refrain?
Ah, yes, the enemy nation of civilian shipping. Truly dastardly.
The enemy nation of shipping going to a nation committing genocide.
Ansarallah, like Hezbollah, has made it clear that their blockade stops with the genocide. (EDIT: to be clear, Hezbollah had said they'd stop their support front. They're not engaging in a blockade like Yemen.) When there was a ceasefire with prisoner exchange they both stopped. (Their respective actions.)
Leaving that bit out explicitly shows your bias.
The enemy nation of shipping going to a nation committing genocide.
Except for all those ships they've attacked that aren't going to Israel, or controlled by Israel, or even have anything vaguely to do with Israel and her allies.
But sure, keep simping for attacking civilians because THESE ones are on YOUR side, right? "Our heroic killers vs. their dastardly murderers"
Just as a familiar refrain? It strikes me as basically half our GDP.
Nothing important to say but this is hilarious.
Absolutely.
But I was thinking more recent history. Like how the US is supplying advanced weaponry to Ukraine.
Pointing out such hypocrisy is my favorite passtime nowadays. And whether it's here, reddit. Twitter, etc. It always gets me downvotes. Kinda disappointing that so many people are still blinded by nationalism.
I feel you. I have that autism where I tend to jump in convos to correct facts and people take it as the biggest insult and assume it means I think exactly the opposite of everything they say. I've found it's easier for me to just lean into it since it's going to happen regardless, I may as well be the one dictating the terms.
What enemy nation are the Houthis at war with?
Israel. Which is clear if you've read even one of their announcements of the blockade.
And calling the leadership of Yemen Houthis is like calling any US person a Kennedy.
What does attacking cargo ships, flagged from Barbados, crewed by Filipinos, owned in Liberia, operated out of Greece, originating from China, and destined to Jeddah and Aqaba have to do with Israel?
'Owned in Liberia'
I like how you stuck that in the middle. Just trying to sneak it in a bunch of other stuff that is unquestionable.
You know that that isn't clever, right?
It's obvious what you are doing, and why.
I guess I shouldn't expect better from someone using the racist term 'Houthis' for the government of Yemen.
Owned in Liberia’
I like how you stuck that in the middle. Just trying to sneak it in a bunch of other stuff that is unquestionable.
What's wrong with owning a ship in Liberia?
It’s obvious what you are doing, and why.
Gave an example where the Houthis attacked and killed people on a ship that had nothing to do with Israel.
I guess I shouldn’t expect better from someone using the racist term ‘Houthis’ for the government of Yemen.
When you cry racism about every thing is loses meaning.
What's wrong with owning a ship in Liberia?
Do you think most ships 'Owned in Liberia' are owned by Liberian citizens?
Gave an example where the Houthis attacked and killed people on a ship that had nothing to do with Israel.
Who owned the ship? Don't insult my intelligence and say Liberia.
When you cry racism about every thing is loses meaning.
This isn't everything. It's an intentional racist term intended to delegitimize a government by equating it with a select group of people. There. You learned something today.
Or should I start calling every Israeli a Netanyahu, every American a Kennedy, and every British person a Starmer?
'The Kennedy's seized another oil tanker on international waters today claiming it contained Iranian oil'
Does that seem like an okay headline to you?
EDIT: Maybe you'd like being called a Kennedy. Maybe Bushie would be a better example for you.
Who owned the ship? Don’t insult my intelligence and say Liberia.
I don't need to insult your intelligence you're more than capable. The ship was not owned by an Israeli or American company.
This isn’t everything. It’s an intentional racist term intended to delegitimize a government by equating it with a select group of people. There. You learned something today.
A group named after its founder is racists?
Or should I start calling every Israeli a Netanyahu, every American a Kennedy, and every British person a Starmer?
You can call it what ever you want, I'm not so hypersensitive that I cry racism about every little thing.
Are they carrying goods destined for Israel?
As in goods going to Jeddah would ultimately get shipped to Iseral? I have no idea if Saudi Arabia is being used as a pass through.
It is at least from the UAE passing through Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
https://www.voanews.com/a/red-sea-attacks-foster-arab-israeli-trade-link-by-land/7487827.html
Given that these news are half a year old and Saudis don't like to talk about it, but do the business, it is very much possible that goods go from Jeddah to Israel too.