I’ve heard it called Operation Amazon Prime, which is pretty hilarious. But only like 10% of global trade even goes by this area, even less of you’re just considered direct US trade. Combine that with the context from that Signal chat and it’s clear they bombed Yemen just because Trump wants to.
And a totally ineffective move that won’t allow anymore trade to move through than before. So what’s the point or the goal here. The Houthis have been putting up with much more than that for years between the Saudis and the Biden administration.
The Houthi started the civil war. The Houthi attacked KSA. Why the fuck do you think the Houthi are the good guys when they literally started the war and are attacking innocent sailors on cargo ships?
Lol, where did I say that? US intervention in a conflict like this can only lead to escalating that conflict. This is a regional dispute that the US has no business being involved with, either directly or via a proxy.
If you are interested in peace then you want the USA to stay out of it.
First this is by no means a regional conflict when they are attacking Japanese cargo ships in international waters.
Secondly the US is part of this due to our treaties with KSA. KSA was drawn into the war when the Houthi Militia started the war by attacking the legitimate government that had treaties with KSA.
Do you have any background in international politics or are you just shooting from the hip as it were?
If you want peace you shouldn’t back the instigator of the conflict
If you think US involvement in this will led to peace then you are simply delusional. I am in no means backing anyone, just simply pointing out US involvement will decrease any chance of peace because it removes the agency of all of the groups involved by letting the US decide what the next steps are.
I never said it would lead to peace. The goal is to end the Houthi attacking cargo ships not to resolve the civil war in Yemen that the Houthi instigated.
The Bab el-Mandeb is a hugely important chokepoint in world trade, and moves around 30% of global oil supply through there, along with 30,000 ships per year.
It’s closer to 15% of total global trade, which is huge and really only affects European trade. Between 1.7 to 4 million tons per day of cargo transits the strait, and it is an incredibly tight pinch point, the navigable part of the strait is only a few kilometers across. Ships are currently detouring around the horn of Africa, which adds 15 days to the journey. That’s a lot of fuel being burned.
What’s Going On With Shipping has had extensive coverage of the conflict over the past year or so, with some pretty deep insights as to what is really going on. If you’re interested.
All the more reason for a diplomatic solution, escalating the conflict will only disrupt trade more. A peaceful solution is the only way for trade to resume safely. The USA has no interest in peace in this area, only conflict. The only foreign policy the US has is to sell weapons.
I’ve heard it called Operation Amazon Prime, which is pretty hilarious. But only like 10% of global trade even goes by this area, even less of you’re just considered direct US trade. Combine that with the context from that Signal chat and it’s clear they bombed Yemen just because Trump wants to.
“only” 10%? 10% is pretty significant
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And a totally ineffective move that won’t allow anymore trade to move through than before. So what’s the point or the goal here. The Houthis have been putting up with much more than that for years between the Saudis and the Biden administration.
The Houthi started the civil war. The Houthi attacked KSA. Why the fuck do you think the Houthi are the good guys when they literally started the war and are attacking innocent sailors on cargo ships?
Lol, where did I say that? US intervention in a conflict like this can only lead to escalating that conflict. This is a regional dispute that the US has no business being involved with, either directly or via a proxy.
If you are interested in peace then you want the USA to stay out of it.
First this is by no means a regional conflict when they are attacking Japanese cargo ships in international waters.
Secondly the US is part of this due to our treaties with KSA. KSA was drawn into the war when the Houthi Militia started the war by attacking the legitimate government that had treaties with KSA.
Do you have any background in international politics or are you just shooting from the hip as it were?
If you want peace you shouldn’t back the instigator of the conflict
If you think US involvement in this will led to peace then you are simply delusional. I am in no means backing anyone, just simply pointing out US involvement will decrease any chance of peace because it removes the agency of all of the groups involved by letting the US decide what the next steps are.
I never said it would lead to peace. The goal is to end the Houthi attacking cargo ships not to resolve the civil war in Yemen that the Houthi instigated.
The Bab el-Mandeb is a hugely important chokepoint in world trade, and moves around 30% of global oil supply through there, along with 30,000 ships per year.
It’s closer to 15% of total global trade, which is huge and really only affects European trade. Between 1.7 to 4 million tons per day of cargo transits the strait, and it is an incredibly tight pinch point, the navigable part of the strait is only a few kilometers across. Ships are currently detouring around the horn of Africa, which adds 15 days to the journey. That’s a lot of fuel being burned.
What’s Going On With Shipping has had extensive coverage of the conflict over the past year or so, with some pretty deep insights as to what is really going on. If you’re interested.
All the more reason for a diplomatic solution, escalating the conflict will only disrupt trade more. A peaceful solution is the only way for trade to resume safely. The USA has no interest in peace in this area, only conflict. The only foreign policy the US has is to sell weapons.
israel wants to*