Posted on 08/09/2024 8:34:41 PM PDT by Mariner
The US Navy's counter-Houthi mission will not be enough on its own to stop the Iran-backed rebels from attacking vulnerable merchant ships, the admiral overseeing operations in the Middle East said this week.
Vice Adm. George Wikoff, the commander of US Naval Forces Central Command, said that it will take more than force and firepower to deal with the Houthis. Rather, Washington and its allies must come up with an alternative way to apply pressure on the group.
"The solution is not going to come at the end of a weapon system," Wikoff said Wednesday at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank. "It's going to be the international community."
For over eight months, US forces have been working to defend key shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden from relentless Houthi attacks. The rebels have been using one-way attack drones, naval drones, and anti-ship missiles to threaten commercial vessels and American warships deployed in the region.
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There is nothing you cannot stop with force alone.
Realpolitik.
What else you got in mind, Admiral ?
Sure you can.
Shoot 1. If that doesn’t work.
Shoot 10. If that doesn’t work.
Shot 100. If that doesn’t work.
Shoot 1,000.
Etc.
and on the 78th Anniversary of Nagasaki.
DEI failures. They could glass the Houthis and I’m sure there are a lot less drastic measures as well. Just kill them.
Oh good Lord. Is there any way to resurrect admiral Bill Halsey. I’m sure he could find a way to deal with these amateur DB’s.
The most current American Rules of War probably inhibit the natural drive of a warrior to fight directly and with overwhelming force. Just like our neighborhood cops, their hands are often administratively tied.
Maybe send some Navy guys in skirts to go talk to them...
Take out their anti air defences and then level everything with the B52’s.
I’ll tell you what war is about, you’ve got to kill people, and when you’ve killed enough they stop fighting.
Curtis LeMay
Wait’ll the Houthis get those hypersonic missile batteries from Russia that are TOTALLY not crewed by Russians...
Thank you, General Lloyd Austin. I’ve been waiting for you to provide your take on this. //
By the way,. Yesterday Aug 8th was Lloyd Austinns birthday.
He is now 71 years old. I have several ideas for a birthday gift, but, no need to talk about that now. We have bigger fish to fry! All in good time
We probably don’t even need to worry about attacking the Houthis. If they are operating from Yemen, make life difficult enough for the nation of Yemen that it will decide that it isn’t advantageous to have Houthis launching attacks from its territory.
Pussies!!!
The Leather Neck Marines of the past curse this stupid, weak, ineffectual, limp-wristed US Navy!!!
Stop focusing on defense.
Hunt down and kill every man in the Houti leadership.
When the head dies, the body soon follows.
Wow. Some 7th century goat herds defeated the most powerful navy in the world with some low tech missiles. So sad to see how low the liberals have taken us.
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