Posted on 08/22/2024 2:15:57 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The Pentagon on Thursday blasted Houthi rebels for striking an oil tanker and creating an “environmental disaster” in the Red Sea after the merchant vessel was lit ablaze with a million barrels of crude oil on board.
Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters the Houthis striking the Greek-owned merchant vessel Sounion on Wednesday was threatening a “catastrophe” in Yemen’s backyard.
“That is an environmental disaster that they are going to have to deal with,” she said, also slamming the group’s motives in the attack. “What exactly does this accomplish? They said they were launching these attacks to help the people of Gaza, not sure how that helps anyone in Gaza.”
The Houthi attack on the Sounion sparked a fire that was extinguished, but it also led to engine failure, forcing the crew to evacuate to Djibouti.
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If it didn’t create an “environmental disaster”, presumably they’d be OK with it.
Hard to tell the real stories from the Bee.
The Saudi’s were pretty mean to them and the libertarians at Lew Rockwell put the blame on us for supplying the weapons. Something tells me it was the right thing to do.
Trump will deal with this.
These days, when the Pentagon “blasts” an enemy, its usually on social media.
Time was, the Pentagon blasted targets with munitions, not press conferences.
RE: “Pentagon blasts Houthis”
Apparently not with TNT.
<<>> The headline writer could have used “criticized”, or any of these...
Bash: Harshly criticize.
Rip apart: Criticize intensely.
Drag: Criticize publicly.
Roast: Mockingly criticize.
Shade: Subtle criticism.
Knock: Disparage, criticize.
Diss: Disrespectfully criticize.
Slam: Strongly criticize.
Call out: Publicly criticize.
Flame: Criticize angrily.
Lay into: Criticize severely.
Put down: Disparage, belittle.
Tear down: Criticize destructively.
Trash: Criticize harshly.
Pan: Strongly criticize.
Blast: Criticize vehemently.
Cut down: Criticize negatively.
Nitpick: Find small faults.
Pick apart: Criticize in detail.
Slag off: Criticize derogatorily.
Yemen sides the Red Sea.
Ever hear of the Suez Canal?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal
Suez in 2023 had >22,000 large container ships squeeze through.
Suez reduces the trip from Europe to Asia and vice versa by 10 - 12 days and reduces the costs involved with fuel etc enormously.
Who cares about a bunch of inbred retarded diaper heads in a desert practicing some backward religion... unless said retards start shooting up container ships and threaten one of the worlds busiest waterways for trade.
https://www.marinevesseltraffic.com/SUEZ-CANAL-AIS/ship-traffic-tracker
World War 3 crawls along while disciples of the Forever War caper, dance and shriek in ecstasy.
LOL. But depleted uranium all over Ukraine is just as green as can be....
BLAST THEM OFF THE FACE OF THE MAP, PENTAGRAM!
How come my spidey sense tells me Sabrina Singh was ONCE A MAN? She's about as intimidating as a box of tissues.
The deep state chooses these WEAK and FECKLESS spokesholes to DEMORALIZE US because Team OBIDEN (or WHOEVER IT IS) HATES AMERICA.
Is the Pentagon going to blast the Ukrainians for striking a ferry carrying fuel tanks and sinking it in the Russian port of Kavkaz creating an environmental disaster?
You beat me to it. Let's see if the left is right and words really do equal violence. In that case the Houthi's will surrender any day now.
The Iran backed Houthis Islamic sand guerrillas make a $30 Billion USN Task Force impotent.
My thoughts exactly.
HOW will WASHINGTON HANDLE THINGS WHEN SHIP IS BLOCKING THE RED SEA-—LOTS OF NARROW AREAS THERE.
Did the Pentagon issue the same warnings during W.W. II while the Battle In the North Atlantic was going on?
A scornful letter from the Pentagram accusing them of green crimes!
I remember in the early days of WWII, German subs were sinking tankers right off the US coast. Some burned in sight of land.
The U-boat crews called it the happy times.
We tried everything, patrol planes, escorts, coast watchers, blackouts in cities.
But what really knocked the stuffing outta the krauts was when the War Department published those stinging photos of baby ducks covered in oil. Hitler was completely humiliated.
It was especially bad because Dawn dish soap wasn’t invented until 1971.
We played hardball back then.
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