an American military surveillance drone
So they shot down a low-flying drone that had no weapons? And they're bragging about it?
this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2024
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It’s a $32 million drone. I’d probably bring it up myself in conversation of I shot one down.
Every time the U.S. shoots a missile at the Houthis, a couple of million dollars is lost. This really isn't a big deal.
The fact this isn’t a big deal is a really big deal.
“Yemeni air defenses were able to shoot down an American plane (MQ-9) with a suitable missile while it was carrying out hostile missions against our country on behalf of the Zionist entity,” a Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, said in a statement.
“Yemeni armed forces will not hesitate to take more military measures and carry out more qualitative operations against all hostile targets in defense of beloved Yemen,” the statement said.
I'm struggling to see which part of this statement is braggadocious.
The latter part. No they won't. They can't do shit about most hostile targets. This wasn't even hostile, it was a surveillance drone. It wasn't going to attack them.
Why do you think surveillance units cannot be hostile? By that logic, you'd be fine with the Houthis flying surveillance drones over US soil.
At the bare minimum, it's a 5000 pound drone that could do damage if it falls out of the sky. Sure, the chances are minimal, but why should Houthis be expected to bear that risk?
Begun, the Drone Wars have.
Lmao, Obama started that shit years ago my guy.