if you told me that in 2001 I would’ve been like “that sounds very plausible because I am aware of what occurred in Vietnam”
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This is why historical knowledge is important. History repeats itself first as a tragedy second as a farce.
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greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works
12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
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My observation based on everyone who was cheering the US military action against Yemen and its unconditional support of Israel.
It is a hyperbolic statement. I think at least 50% of the US public opposes the operations in Yemen and the unconditional support of Israel. But without a solid public opposition, perhaps a general strike, no one is stopping the US from getting into more pointless wars.
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greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works
7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
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Yemen’s motives are clear, and they have offered to stop their blockade if the genocide in Gaza stops. But regardless of why, or whether you believe the Yemenis are justified or not, the US is losing in Yemen.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4501958-houthi-fight-pentagon-cost/amp/
In most cases, the U.S. is launching $2 million defense missiles to stop $2,000 Houthi drones, a discrepancy that the Yemeni rebel group has noted in its statements mocking Washington.
Trusting statements from the houthis, eh? It's not about the cost delta between the drone and the interceptor anyways, it's about protecting global trade which is far more valuable
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greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works
2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
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Yes it is. The Israeli port of Eilat for example went bankrupt due to the blockade by the Yemeni forces.
To date, the US has lost at least three Reaper drones over Yemen, each costing $30m.
Estimates of the total cost of the operation range between $260m and $573m per month – that is, between $1.8bn and $4bn so far.
None of the US and its allies’ actions in the Red Sea have stopped the disruption of shipping lanes. Shipping and insurance costs have soared.
President Biden himself has admitted that the strikes against Houthis do not work. Yet, he has refused to stop them even as experts are suggesting that “strategic inaction” may in fact be more effective. He has also refused to use the most effective way to stop the Houthis: to press Israel into putting an end to the genocide in Gaza. The Houthis have repeatedly made clear that their attacks will stop as soon as there is a ceasefire.
US foreign policy fails again, this time against the Houthis
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greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works
4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
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True. This is something that I need to work on and improve. I am aware of it but don't know how to mitigate it.
To me it looks like my response is well cited with numbers and quotes, but I know that it comes across as abrasive and I don't know where this failure is happening.
Thank you for the honest feedback.
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greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works
1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
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Has the US achieved any of its goals against Yemen? What has the prosperity guardian guarded?
Or to put it differently. When did the US lose against Taliban? In 2001? Or in 2021?
Taking out Iranian drones and projectiles cost the US over a billion dollars and required the coordination of multiple countries. In a war of attrition the US will lose, just like in Vietnam and Afghanistan before.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/19/missile-drone-pentagon-houthi-attacks-iran-00132480
“The cost offset is not on our side,” said one DOD official.
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greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works
2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
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Have the Houthis ended the genocide?
No, and if you will define success by only this metric then they aren't successful.
military industrial complex stock holders would have thought you were being optimistic
Everything can be understood more clearly with class analysis. The US people lost the war but military industrial complex made a killing.