Posted on 03/17/2025 10:40:46 AM PDT by RandFan
Over the weekend President Trump ordered a massive military operation against the small country of Yemen. Was Yemen in the process of attacking the United States? No. Did the President in that case go to Congress and seek a declaration of war against the country? No. The fact is, Yemen hadn’t even threatened the United States before the bombs started falling.
Last year, candidate Trump strongly criticized the Biden Administration’s obsession with foreign interventionism to the detriment of our problems at home. In an interview at the Libertarian National Convention, he criticized Biden’s warmongering to podcaster Tim Pool, saying, “You can solve problems over a telephone. Instead they start dropping bombs. Recently, they’re dropping bombs all over Yemen. You don’t have to do that.”
Yet once in office, Trump turned to military force as his first option. Since the Israel/Hamas ceasefire plan negotiated by President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, Yemen has left Red Sea shipping alone. However, after Israel implemented a total blockade of humanitarian relief to citizens of Gaza last week, Houthi leaders threatened to again begin blocking Israel’s Red Sea shipping activities.
That was enough for President Trump to drop bombs and launch missiles for hours, killing several dozen Yemeni civilians – including women and children – in the process.
After the attack, Trump not only threatened much more force to be used against Yemen, but he also threatened Iran. His National Security Advisor Mike Waltz added that the US may start bombing Iranian ships in the area, a move that would certainly lead to a major Middle East war.
Like recent Presidents Bush and Obama, candidate Trump promised peace after four years of Joe Biden’s warmongering and World War III brinkmanship. There is little doubt that with our war-weary population this proved the margin of his victory. Unfortunately, as with Bush and Obama, now that he is President, he appears to be heading down a different path.
The Republican Party is gradually becoming a pro-peace, America first party, but the warmongers and neocons of the old line in the Party are not going to let go so easily. Unfortunately many of these dead-enders have found their way to senior positions in Trump’s Administration, with voices of restraint and non-intervention nearly nowhere in sight among his top tier of advisors.
To solve the Yemen problem we must understand it: Russian and Chinese ships, for example, are not being threatened because they are not enabling the Israeli demolition of Gaza. The slaughter there has been facilitated with US money and US weapons. It is the US doing Israel’s bidding both in Gaza and in the Red Sea that is painting a target on us and unnecessarily putting our troops at risk of retaliation.
The US government, starting with Biden and continuing now with Trump, seems eager to make this our war even though, as Rep. Thomas Massie pointed out over the weekend, Red Sea shipping is of minor importance to the US economy.
In a real “America first” foreign policy we would be following the Russian and Chinese lead and staying out of the conflict. It’s not our war. End US military involvement in the Middle East and our troubles disappear. It really is that simple.
Wrong. Two cargo ships flying our flag were attacked by Iran-backed Yemeni terrorist pirates. They need to be neutralized.
I missed Ron Paul’s similarly vociferous and morally upright tirade against Hamas for what they did to innocent Israelis. Can you please direct me to it?
>> Two cargo ships flying our flag were attacked by Iran-backed Yemeni terrorist pirates. They need to be neutralized.
Amen.
Blah, Blah, Blah.
Some old Ron Paul.
Never fails to grasp defeat from the jaws of Victory.
His quixotic, and “look how righteous I am” because I stick to my principles even though the situation on the ground requires a modified approach schtick is useless.
Retarded take by Mr. Paul. How exactly are U.S. cargo ships supposed to “exit” the Suez Canal trade route? Would he have yelled at Thomas Jefferson too for shelling the Tripoli Musselman who impressed our ships?
**That was enough for President Trump to drop bombs and launch missiles for hours, killing several dozen Yemeni civilians – including women and children – in the process.**
Did the Germans and Japanese care about their civilians?
Stick to government waste Ron, and let President Trump handle the terrorists.
FURP
It’s a shipping channel with heavy traffic.
The Israeli strategy of going after leadership seems best here.
I think Ron Paul likes to wear a skirt.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Here is the answer:
Based on the most recent data available up to March 17, 2025, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have conducted numerous attacks on American ships since November 2023.
The Houthis have attacked American ships a total of approximately 319 times since 2023, with a breakdown as follows:
Military Vessels: Around 174 attacks have targeted U.S. warships. This includes incidents like the October 19, 2023, attack where the USS Carney, a U.S. Navy destroyer, intercepted multiple missiles launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. These attacks have involved drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles aimed at U.S. naval assets, such as destroyers and aircraft carriers, operating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Commercial Vessels: Approximately 145 attacks have been directed at commercial vessels, many of which are U.S.-owned or flagged. Notable examples include the January 15, 2024, missile strike on the Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged, U.S.-owned bulk carrier, in the Gulf of Aden. These attacks have disrupted global trade, targeting ships with varying degrees of connection to the U.S., often as part of the Houthis’ broader campaign linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
These numbers are derived from posts on X as of March 16, 2025, and align with broader trends reported in web sources, which indicate over 100 total ship attacks by mid-2024, escalating further into early 2025. The distinction between military and commercial targets reflects the Houthis’ stated intent to target both American military assets and commercial shipping perceived as linked to the U.S. or its allies. However, precise counts may differ slightly due to unreported incidents or variations in how attacks are classified (e.g., attempted vs. successful strikes).
Disagree. Every dead terrorist is one less here.
Exactly and Thank you.
Attacking American ships, the ships of allies and blocking the use of an essential trade route.
Sometimes TDS induces hysterical blindness.
ROFL!
(and this thread is just fine WITHOUT pictures!)
Maybe Ron was in a coma...
>> Retarded take by Mr. Paul.
He was fairly dotty twenty years ago. He has not improved with increased age, apparently.
Yes.
According to Ron Paul if you leave the States you immediately become a stateless person and no one should care if you are kidnaped, imprisoned, killed or sold into slavery.
On another planet, the real libertarian Ron Paul is saying -
“These savages have blocked free trade and world commerce to the tune of 100 billion dollars. Take them out!”
(100 billion dollars in loses to shipping companies, as ships have to go around Cape of Goof Hope)
“Commercial vessels have been traversing around the Cape of Good Hope instead of going through the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea due to Houthi attacks on ships.”
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