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[–] 49 points 2 years ago (6 children)

The island that imports almost all of its fuel and most of its food will rely on the country that can't even protect commercial shipping from the Houthis in the event of conflict with the producer of the world's most sophisticated anti-ship weapons.

What could go wrong?

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I wonder if the US will learn any lessons from the current situation in the Middle East where a bunch of forward bases which are difficult to resupply and cannot mutually support each other are more of a liability than an asset.

    Probably not.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago

    Ah, but you see, the anti-ship weapons are Chinese. This means they are cheap and ineffective. Just like how Ruzzzzzzzzzzzzian hypersonic missiles keep getting intercepted by patriot systems. This is totally a thing that is actually happening and not just propaganda to make a paper tiger seem like a flesh and blood tiger.

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