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Trump Delivers Deadly ‘Either/Or’ to Houthi Terrorists
PJ Media ^ | 31 Mar 2025 | Catherine Salgado

Posted on 04/01/2025 3:13:24 PM PDT by Rummyfan

President Donald Trump, after a series of successful strikes against Houthi jihadis, is offering the Houthis a choice between ceasing their terror operations or being destroyed.

The Houthi jihadis have been attacking shipping in the key Red Sea passage, damaging trade for America, Israel, and other nations, since before Trump took office. But now Trump, unlike Joe Biden, is tired of Islamic terrorists pushing America around. So the president just warned the Houthis and their Iranian sponsors: “the real pain is yet to come.”

On his Truth Social platform Monday, Donald Trump posted in his usual confident style, “The Iran-backed Houthi Terrorists have been decimated by the relentless strikes over the past two weeks. Many of their Fighters and Leaders are no longer with us. We hit them every day and night — Harder and harder. Their capabilities that threaten Shipping and the Region are rapidly being destroyed.”

Nor will the strikes cease until the Houthis stop attacking U.S. shipping in the area, Trump added. “Our attacks will continue until they are no longer a threat to Freedom of Navigation. The choice for the Houthis is clear: Stop shooting at U.S. ships, and we will stop shooting at you. Otherwise, we have only just begun, and the real pain is yet to come, for both the Houthis and their sponsors in Iran,” the president ended threateningly.

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1 posted on 04/01/2025 3:13:24 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

This will be far more productive than the lines Obama drew in the sand with his lipstick or Biden’s with his crayons.


2 posted on 04/01/2025 3:16:35 PM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Rummyfan

That’s exactly what I voted for


3 posted on 04/01/2025 3:22:01 PM PDT by TermLimits4All ("If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.")
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To: Rummyfan

Really?
You mean Biden’s billions didn’t solve this problem?


4 posted on 04/01/2025 3:33:13 PM PDT by South Dakota (Vance / Trump...2028 )
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To: Rummyfan

As I posted a couple days ago, the Houthis have fired ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones on several US flagged commercial ships, including:

Maersk Chesapeake
Maersk Detroit
Torm Thor
Maersk Yorktown
Maersk Sentosa
Maersk Hartford
Maersk Seletar
Liberty Grace
Maersk Saratoga
Stena Impeccable

Those are just the US flagged ships. Many others have US ownership, equity or cargo. In many cases, drones/missiles were shot down when the target ship wasn’t known.

In most cases, the missiles or drones were intercepted by US Navy ships, while in others “anti-ship ballistic missiles” missed and just splashed down near the ships.

They have also launched missiles and drones at US Navy ships:

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
USS Gravely
USS Laboon
USS Mason
USS Carney
USS Cole
USS Abraham Lincoln
USS Stockdale
USS Spruance
USS O’Kane
USS Harry S. Truman

There may be others, as CENTCOM doesn’t always name the ships that are targeted.

Trump was clear, “Stop shooting at U.S. ships, and we will stop shooting at you.” This actually gives the Houthis an easy off-ramp: Agree to leave US flagged ships alone and they can continue to target nom-US ships without getting bombed. Europe doesn’t have the forces to protect their own shipping.


5 posted on 04/01/2025 3:52:15 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: Rummyfan
The Houthi jihadis have been attacking shipping in the key Red Sea passage, damaging trade for America, Israel, and other nations, since before Trump took office. But now Trump, unlike Joe Biden, is tired of Islamic terrorists pushing America around. So the president just warned the Houthis and their Iranian sponsors: “the real pain is yet to come.”


6 posted on 04/01/2025 3:54:10 PM PDT by Dahoser (Liz Cheney needs to work on her soccer skills so she fits in when she transfers to Guantanamo High.)
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To: Rummyfan
the president ended threateningly

Why did "Tom Swift" just pop into my head?

7 posted on 04/01/2025 3:58:32 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler
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To: Rummyfan

Diego Garcia is hosting an additional compliment of B-2s just arrived along with widely reported B-1 Lancers and B-52s.

Earlier vid of F-35s taking out deeply buried Houthi missile facility:

https://youtu.be/r7vK_Yx14j0?si=WtaRJKS2CqdBdYPg


8 posted on 04/01/2025 4:11:48 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Rummyfan

Glass the place. Enough already.


9 posted on 04/01/2025 4:15:25 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: Rummyfan

Lets see the democrats defend the Houthis attacking US flagged ships and our Navy. That’ll be good for their image.


10 posted on 04/01/2025 4:19:51 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: TermLimits4All; Chode; Salamander; Carriage Hill; SkyDancer; Lockbox; MtnClimber; Equine1952; ...
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President Donald J. Trump warned Y'All to stop or else. It appears that the choice was "or else". (BTW, the cave wasn't deep enough.)


11 posted on 04/01/2025 4:22:31 PM PDT by mabarker1 (I(Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!)
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To: mabarker1

FAFO time.


12 posted on 04/01/2025 4:30:43 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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13 posted on 04/01/2025 4:43:00 PM PDT by mabarker1 (I(Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!)
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To: Rummyfan

Death... or chichi.


14 posted on 04/01/2025 4:50:46 PM PDT by Noumenon (You can evade reality, but you cannot evade the consequences of evading reality. KTF)
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To: Rummyfan

Why offer them any options? Some people don’t respond to reason. Just hit them hard until they completely stop attacking our vessels. That’s the only answer we’re looking for.


15 posted on 04/01/2025 4:52:41 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: ETCM; hardspunned

According to one poster here this is no big deal.

L


16 posted on 04/01/2025 5:00:03 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Starboard
Why offer them any options? Some people don’t respond to reason. Just hit them hard until they completely stop attacking our vessels. That’s the only answer we’re looking for.

Exactly. It is probably the only thing that will make them stop. The rhetoric hasn't worked and probaby won't.

17 posted on 04/01/2025 5:06:50 PM PDT by pt17
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To: Texas Eagle

This what I voted for.


18 posted on 04/01/2025 5:36:51 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: rrrod

I’m lovin” it!!! ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!


19 posted on 04/01/2025 6:12:46 PM PDT by bantam
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To: ETCM

So the EU can pay for freedom of navigation protection to Hooties or the US?


20 posted on 04/01/2025 6:21:08 PM PDT by Jumper
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