Posted on 12/05/2023 5:48:39 AM PST by Red Badger
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday said the U.S. is consulting with allies on "appropriate action" in response to the latest Houthi drone and missile attacks in the Red Sea.
"We have made clear that the entire world needs to step up together, not the U.S. alone, but all of us working together to deal with this emerging challenge that the Houthis present, backed by Iran. We're going to take appropriate action in consultation with others and we will do so at a time and place of our choosing."
Three commercial ships came under attack in the international waters of the Red Sea on Sunday, U.S. military officials said, as Houthi militants claimed responsibility for the latest incursion in the Middle East, where tensions have been high since the Israel-Hamas war began.
The USS Carney, a Navy destroyer that has been patrolling in the area, intercepted and shot down three drones while assisting the vessels on Sunday, CENTCOM said.
"The Carney took action as a drone was headed in its direction, but again we can't say the Carney, at this time, was the intended target," Sabrina Singh, the Pentagon's deputy press secretary, said Monday although she added that the Pentagon was not ruling out the possibility.
At the White House, ABC Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce pressed Sullivan on U.S. retaliatory efforts not having been effective so far given how the Houthis continue to fire off missiles and drones at commercial shipping in the Red Sea, forcing U.S. ships in the area to respond.
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Take your time dipshits.
I guess this means Iran will get another check for 6 million or so, this time??
Talk is cheap.
Not worth going to war over if we're going to do it half-heartedly "to win over hearts and minds". But I could see a quick strike on Yemen (and maybe Iran) to teach them and others paying attention to not attack us.
Hezbollah in Lebanon wanted to hurt the Israelis so they would fire at ships along the Lebanese coast assuming they were Israeli. They have antiship missiles. They did succeed in damaging an Israeli patrol boat. But they also managed to sink at least one freighter belonging to a Greek company. I would imagine that having a weapon capable of hitting a ship and knowing who that ship belongs to are not necessarily related.
>But they also managed to sink at least one freighter belonging to a Greek company.<
Infidels, so no big deal.................
Hey! I’ve got it Mr. Lamarr! We’ll work up a #6 on ‘em! We draw our 6th red line, that’ll fix ‘em!
Those on the Left may be trying to take over the world, but they are still a bunch of sissies. And no one respects sissies.
“My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw ISLAM forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”
Biden took the Houthis off the State Dept Terrorist list in an executive order in Feb. 2021.
Nothing to see here ....
Such a strongly worded letter! I guess saber rattling ain’t what it used to be!
We just launch the missile, what it hits is inshallah...
Joe Biden is weak. Our enemies know it.
“considering” = Already Failed
That is the correct response. Blow up some refineries. Theh won’t do it. Losers.
“That is the correct response. Blow up some refineries. Theh won’t do it. Losers.”
Yep. iran should have been rubblized in January 1980. Sent back to the 7th century where they belong. Thousands of lives lost to terrorism would have been saved.
So appropriate means give Iran more money.
“Joe Biden is weak.” He’s compromised.
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