Let's talk Yemen

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Carl Pickens said:
Come on now LV
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does anyone actually thinking limited air strikes are going to do anything to a nation that didn't have a reliable power grid before we got there?

does anyone think this level of involvement is going to stop the Houthis?

In the US Navy Not Fit For War thread someone posted an article about how shipping in the suez canal has decreased by half, and shipping costs have gone up 300% in the area. Is that sustainable? are we going to allow that to continue?

its going to be boots on the ground.

First it will officially be special forces groups. then some more. then we will want bases held by the army. then some airfields. then there will be some peacekeeping task forces. and boom, full blown occupation, and us stuck there for 10 years, achieving nothing.
 
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LouderVol said:
does anyone actually thinking limited air strikes are going to do anything to a nation that didn't have a reliable power grid before we got there?

does anyone think this level of involvement is going to stop the Houthis?

In the US Navy Not Fit For War thread someone posted an article about how shipping in the suez canal has decreased by half, and shipping costs have gone up 300% in the area. Is that sustainable? are we going to allow that to continue?

its going to be boots on the ground.

First it will officially be special forces groups. then some more. then we will want bases held by the army. then some airfields. then there will be some peacekeeping task forces. and boom, full blown occupation, and us stuck there for 10 years, achieving nothing.
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Yemen's been bombed and shredded for ten years. Much of that's been with our support. I think they're used to air strikes so I don't know how effective ours will be.
That said, I doubt it gets to boots on the ground. Let's hope it doesn't anyway.
 
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LouderVol said:
does anyone actually thinking limited air strikes are going to do anything to a nation that didn't have a reliable power grid before we got there?

does anyone think this level of involvement is going to stop the Houthis?

In the US Navy Not Fit For War thread someone posted an article about how shipping in the suez canal has decreased by half, and shipping costs have gone up 300% in the area. Is that sustainable? are we going to allow that to continue?

its going to be boots on the ground.

First it will officially be special forces groups. then some more. then we will want bases held by the army. then some airfields. then there will be some peacekeeping task forces. and boom, full blown occupation, and us stuck there for 10 years, achieving nothing.
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SF is already there.
 
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LouderVol said:
does anyone actually thinking limited air strikes are going to do anything to a nation that didn't have a reliable power grid before we got there?

does anyone think this level of involvement is going to stop the Houthis?

In the US Navy Not Fit For War thread someone posted an article about how shipping in the suez canal has decreased by half, and shipping costs have gone up 300% in the area. Is that sustainable? are we going to allow that to continue?

its going to be boots on the ground.

First it will officially be special forces groups. then some more. then we will want bases held by the army. then some airfields. then there will be some peacekeeping task forces. and boom, full blown occupation, and us stuck there for 10 years, achieving nothing.
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I think this is a two part endeavor. One shipping has been adversely effected. Two we are trying to put greater pressure on Iran. These moves achieve both. The extent to which this deters Houthis from distributing shipping remains to be seen.

There will be no boots on the ground there, conventional troops anyway.
 
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KB5252 said:
People would be surprised just how prolific our special forces are in deployment. Family friend would never tell me where but told me his first year he had been deployed on every continent multiple times.......
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He was probably exaggerating just a little bit. Not much of a need for SF in Antartica...
 
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All these missiles and drones that the Houthi's are using are coming from Iran. I'd bet this administration will be more inclined to actually stop those shipments. Which might explain why a MQ-4C Triton drone was flying off the coast of Iran yesterday.
 
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