Leave them alone. It's not our job to protect foreign commercial shipping at the expense of U.S. taxpayers -- especially when you consider that almost the entire global shipping industry has left the U.S. and now flags its vessels in foreign countries to avoid U.S. taxes and regulations.
They attacked our ships.
Simple reply.
Simple answer.
Simple solution.
Simple logic prevails in almost all situations.
Playing devil’s advocate a bit - but what you say appears to mean “they didn’t pay US enough”. Is freedom of the seas a pay-for-play proposition, or a global agreement? (If the U.S. is the only force to guaranty it is a separate issue.)
“Leave them alone. It’s not our job to protect foreign commercial shipping at the expense of U.S. taxpayers...”
And, what if that shipping is carrying US goods and commodities? Or goods destined for or that would benefit the US? What if that shipping is insured by US insurance companies? What if that shipping has US crewmembers?
I get it: Your posting history suggests you are a confirmed isolationist. Unfortunately, isolationism is no longer a luxury we can enjoy; that went away about 100 years ago. We live in the 21st century now, and EVERYTHING is globally connected. That’s just reality.
Bombed were 10 targets in Yemen,
including UAV production sites.
They have been shooting anti-ship missiles at US Navy ships. Should we just let them sink one of our ships?
You must like inflation then.