Brussels wants to launch a bespoke EU mission to protect commercial vessels in the Red Sea from attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
In a document dated January 10 and seen by Euronews, the EU’s diplomatic service proposes sending “at least three” warships with “multi mission capabilities” to the region as early as next month.
The document recommends the “fast-tracking implementation” of an operation mandated to act “from the Red Sea to the Gulf,” in order to protect maritime security in a region plagued by instability in recent weeks.
The US: " we don’t want an escalation of tensions in the middle east." The US then proceeds to escalate tensions in the middle east.
It’s one of the most glaring examples of disconnect between what they’re saying and what they’re doing that I’ve seen.
The US is lying about their intent again to no one’s surprise.
The houthis were launching missiles and drones at civilian ships in the red sea for weeks before these strikes took place.
If the us/eu goal is to protect said traffic you can’t expect them to do nothing.
More than weeks, it’s been going on since November. It’s amazing how some people find it acceptable for Yemen to blow up and hijack civilian ships and are then brazen enough to blame others when a coalition of governments put a stop to Yemen’s missile attacks and hijackings of civilian ships.
Sure, but have you considered the possibility that America Bad?
Lol never! Why would I EVER think that the largest military power in the history of mankind would EVER be anything but good?
The Houthis have made it clear that they don’t want israel to be supplied for their genocide.
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The US is highly religious and primarily Christian (68%). Generally, Christians see Jews and by extension Israelis as “God’s chosen people”. The second largest religion in the US behind Christianity is Judaism (2%).
“Religious practice is widespread, among the most diverse in the world, and profoundly vibrant. The country has the world’s largest Christian population. A majority of the global Jewish population lives in the United States, as measured by the Law of Return.” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#Religion
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Why does everyone support Hamas in this? If Hama hadn’t kidnapped civilians we would not be here. But no everyone only blames Isreal.
sure Isreal should have done things differently, their response should have been better. However the options here are to support Isreal, or Support Hamas. There is no neutral as neural serves one side.
They don’t.
That’s ridiculous.
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Nobody invoked Hamas specifically in this thread until you did now.
This is clearly about Hamas andithe various reactions to it. Not invoking Hamas is thus trying to hide something.
If goal was to protect traffic broadly they could simply avoid turning the area into a warzone. This has only ever been about supporting Israel.