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The United States and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in an expansion of the war in the Middle East that the Biden administration had sought to avoid for the past three months.

The American-led air and naval strikes came in response to more than two dozen Houthi drone and missile attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea since November, and after warnings to the Houthis in the past week from the Biden administration and several international allies of serious consequences if the salvos did not stop.

On Thursday night, President Biden called the strikes a “clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most critical commercial routes.”

In a statement, he warned: “I will not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary.”

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[–] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, genocidejoe should stop the genocide

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That didn't answer my question. Please do not avoid my question and answer it. Avoiding questions is cowardly.

[–] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not my fault you don't like the answer that stops killing people.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Killing people like the innocent merchants that the Houthis are firing upon? Or do their lives not matter as much as other people's lives?

[–] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To my knowledge the rebels haven't yet killed anyone only damaged property. Which so far demonstrates far better control and responsibility than genocidejoe

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right, because they know for sure that their missiles won't kill anyone. They have special death-free missiles.

[–] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sad that you care more about capitalist transport ships than literal ongoing genocide.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sad that you don't care about the lives of the people on those ships, many of whom are extremely poor.

[–] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes I'm certainly the moral monster of the two of us.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're the one who doesn't care about innocent people's lives. I never suggested any such thing myself.

[–] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes that's why I'm opposed to genocidejoe and his murderous rampage...I don't care about innocent people's lives...

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You don't if they are in "capitalist transport ships" apparently.

Just curious... what if some of the people who work on those "capitalist transport ships" are Palestinian? Still okay if they die? Or should the Houthis somehow avoid sinking the boats they're on?

[–] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Again, nobody on the ships has died and I respect efforts to end an actual goddamned genocide even if it endangers a few people. The fact that you adore genocidejoe more than human life is sad.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Please quote me saying I adored him. Unless that was a lie. Was it a lie?

[–] Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe you enjoy taking stupid unreasonable inhumane positions for fun instead of a misplaced political loyalty I don't know. If you care about lies then you wouldn't have said the rebels have killed people.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Got it. It was a lie.