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In case y'all wondering how the whole operation Prosperity Guardian is going.

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[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Finally

They should keep it up though until isisrael stops

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml -5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Why? It's not like terrorist attacks on ships hurts Israel to any significant degree. It's hurting Yemen more, in practice.

[–] The_Jewish_Cuban@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Actually, pissing off the United States is a clear demonstration that it is working.

Israel gets their guns from whom? Whom suffers the most from this situation? Sure it didn't end the bombing of Gaza because israel is a fascist State. Punching the wealthy in the purse might be the only thing they actually care about. Telling the ghouls that supporting genocide is going to cost you is actually good. Fuck you for saying it's not.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's disrupted badly needed aid to Yemen by making one of their ports too dangerous to deliver to. It's also disrupting aid flows to Ethiopia and Sudan. In normal times, 15% of world trade flows through the Red Sea, much of it involving countries that have no involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict or which have sided with Palestine. Despite what they say, the Houthis still have been hitting neutral vessels. making insurance rates too expensive for many trips. Obviously the US is partly just defending its own interests, but the Houthis are also just being destructive against the wrong targets.

[–] The_Jewish_Cuban@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Sure, but what about the 500,000 people facing genocide and famine conditions in Gaza while the world just sends ships right on by into Israeli ports? It's not great. I'm sure there's food and medicine that's really needed not getting to the people who do. However, foreign aid hasn't fixed any of the issues in these regions and it's wrong to assume that will change in the future.

Furthermore, westerners will always pour out sympathies now that it's a problem for them. In the past decade we've seen the Saudis ruthlessly murder the yemeni people at the behest of the United States. I'm not saying yours are, but most of this is crocodile tears and to pretend otherwise is deliberately ignorant or dangerously naive.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

From what I understand, the most effective way to get aid in at this point would be land-based aid through the Rafah entrance. Unfortunately, Israel has apparently been slow walking inspections. Some shipments have gotten aid in, though that is likely to lessen after the World Central Kitchen attack. It isn't the enormous volume that is capable through a larger land crossing, though.

Edit: Also, sending aid through Israeli ports is a bad idea. Right wingers in Israel have been blocking aid trucks trying to get in. Whatever route is chosen, it needs to not be beholden to extremists.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The fact that the US is pissed off to the point of considering this means it's working.

And why wouldn't it? It's directly stopping ships from supplying israel, and israel gets most of its imports from ships.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago

And why wouldn’t it? It’s directly stopping ships from supplying israel, and israel gets most of its imports from ships.

You're half right, in that it prevents shipments to the Red Sea port of Eilat. The problem is that that is not where most of Israel's cargo flows through. Most of its cargo is brought in through ports along the Mediterranean Sea in the north. If that's the aim, they're failing.

[–] IHATESMOKINGCHRONIC@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

No I don’t. I have no idea who you are or what you mean

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Guys guys guys pretty please, if you stop fighting against the genocide we'll turn down helping the Saudis bomb you by 3.67%!

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Saudis have a peace deal.

We're the ones directly bombing them now. The Saudis stopped when Yemen showed they could hit the Saudis refineries at will.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago

I missed that, thanks! That's even more pathetic then!

[–] bamboo@lemm.ee 17 points 7 months ago

Why bother when the US will just re-label them terrorists 5 minutes later?

[–] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 7 months ago

Common USA L

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 9 points 7 months ago

Put an end to your effective strategy with material impacts and we will stop calling you mean names

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

WHAT THE FRESH HELL IS THIS? The equivalent of giving your NEET chicken tendies?

[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago

terrorism is cool, actually.

[–] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago

No they won't.