Not to mention the Gulf of Tonkin lie
Posted on 10/13/2016 9:42:34 AM PDT by rktman
Yemeni rebels fired on the USS Mason in The Red Sea Wednesday at 6am ET.
The strike originated from south of the town of Al Hudayah, not far from Yemen’s capital of Sana’a. The area is controlled by the Iranian backed Houthi insurgent group.
Defense officials report that the vessel was fired on by a Cruise Missile, which failed hit its intended target. The US destroyer class ship fired countermeasure projectiles to prevent it from being damaged. No sailors aboard the USS Mason were harmed.
The same ship, and also the amphibious USS Ponce, were victims of a similar attack on Sunday, making this the second event of this type in four days. The Houthi rebel group denied involvement in this attack, though did claim responsibility for the destruction of a former US Navy vessel, the HSV-2 Swift, in the same area on October 1. At that time the Swift was under lease by the United Arab Emirates.
The USS Mason forms part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group stationed around the entrance to the Red Sea with the aim of preventing arms deliveries to the Houthi Rebels and to prevent actions of piracy.
The US has come under a barrage of criticism for being mired in the conflict in Yemen, which is essentially a proxy war between US ally Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Saudi airstrikes against the Houthi rebels have been responsible for a number of civilian deaths.
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we need a particle beem weapon so that when they fire we can naile them at ligth speed and fry them from inside out
That will discourage others
I read “we” took out 3 radar sites.
I guess they heard you loud and clear!!! 8>)
Shoulda taken out the launch facilities as well. Maybe they did. Radar isn’t necessarily the same location as the launchers right?
I have no idea.
the ‘launch facility’ is basically a truck and trailer.
The Houthis only have to succeed once.
The Houthis have already succeeded once with the HSV 2 Swift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxvRdFldrao
and it was quite a mess.
Next time it will be a super tanker loaded with oil
The Ponce has a laser. Not sure if the system includes guidance for hitting the high-speed target
The Ponce is armed with a 30kW laser alleged to be able to take out a cruise missile.
The US is part of the “Saudi-led Coalition” attacking Yemen. Another of a long line of undeclared, unConstitutional wars.
I’m glad to hear they didnt try to surrender the ship.
I’d like to see it fired at the shooters
Holy cow. Thanks.
If so, then missiles probably weren't actually launched. We just claim so with a fabricated story to build a pretext.
Not to mention the Gulf of Tonkin lie
SLQ-32, Chaff, Phalanx CIWS
Most of us couldn’t fine Yemen on a map a few years ago and now this pathetic little country DARES to fire on us?
How low we have sunk.
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Oops,I meant “find”.
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Well, to be fair, it’s not likely Yemenis doing the firing. It’s Iranians, and maybe given the OK by the White House.
Is this our $150 billion at work?
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