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2023-12-23 Arabia

Senator Cotton: Americans will start dying due to escalation in the Red Sea

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[Regnum] The escalation in the Red Sea, where the Houthis are attacking merchant ships, will sooner or later begin to claim the lives of American military personnel. Republican Senator from Arkansas Tom Cotton said this on Fox News.

The senator responded to the presenter's remark that the US military needs very little time to force the Houthis to stop attacks, and the White House is not committed to this. According to Cotton, the United States can solve this issue through “firepower,” but the strikes should have started two months ago, when the first launches took place in the direction of Israel, American ships and commercial vessels sailing through the Red Sea.

The United States, the senator added, did not take such actions, and such incidents began to occur more often. Strikes against US troops in Iraq and Syria are “the same story,” he noted.

Cotton summarized that “sooner or later Americans will die,” and the United States economy will suffer due to Houthi attacks on ships.

As Regnum reported earlier, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that the multinational Operation Guardian of Prosperity had begun to protect the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden amid Houthi attacks on merchant ships. Because of these attacks, many shipping companies have abandoned the Red Sea routes. The operation, Austin said, will be joined by Great Britain, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain.

Greece will be sending a naval ship, too. Australia apparently is sending a single envoy.

In early December, the Houthis attacked the American warship USS Carney with missiles and drones in the Red Sea. According to UK-based maritime security company Ambrey, the cargo ship was damaged in a drone strike off the northern Yemeni port of Hodeidah. Off the coast of Yemen on December 14, the Houthis attacked a container ship of the Danish company Maersk in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, heading to Israel.

Posted by badanov 2023-12-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top
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#1 I guess USG are waiting for a few American servicemen to die before wiping Hootiland infrastructure.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-12-23 02:16|| 2023-12-23 02:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Operation 'Prosperity Guardian' seems to have hit a rough patch:
"France, Spain, and Italy have all announced their Withdrawal from the U.S. Command Structure..."
Seems the shooters are concerned that the plan doesn't involve shooting. Sternly worded text messages only.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-12-23 08:52|| 2023-12-23 08:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Gerbilizm relies on gerbil trade. Let's see if they can protect what they seem to hold so dear...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-23 08:58|| 2023-12-23 08:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Drone strike hits ship off India’s coast — maritime agencies

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-12-23 09:40|| 2023-12-23 09:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Let the games begin...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-23 09:44|| 2023-12-23 09:44|| Front Page Top

#6 The rush for the exit has begun:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pentagons-operation-prosperity-guardian-falls-apart-spain-italy-france-reject-request

Posted by ed in texas 2023-12-23 16:34|| 2023-12-23 16:34|| Front Page Top

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