▲ 85 ▼ American Fighter Downs Houthi Missile Heading Toward USS Laboon (news.yahoo.com) submitted 2 years ago by Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) The missile was heading toward the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon in the southern Red Sea, They shot a missile at a US missile destroyer? Big brain move. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BloodyFable@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just making sure you're aware that a Guided Missile Destroyer is a Destroyer class warship armed with guided missiles. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago USS Laboon has shot down numerous Houthi missiles and drones in recent weeks. Seems it's still capable permalink fedilink source parent [–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 14 points 2 years ago* (3 children) The leader said recently that he's not afraid of a confrontation with America. Their slogan is literally "God is great, death to the U.S., death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam." I think they got quite a bit of courage from taking over half the country and showing themselves genuinely capable in war, but they clearly have absolutely no idea what a confrontation with America actually looks like. It's like going from high school football to playing in the NFL. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kumabear@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I don’t think that analogy goes far enough… The sheer level of hurt that the USDF could put on them is completely on a different universe to anything they would have come up against previously. They 100% could obliterate everything in that theatre that even resembles a “target” with little warning and zero real strain, it would be significantly less effort than some of the training exercises that happen. Someone is clearly being paid by someone else to provoke a response or provide a distraction (I wonder who) Which I think is probably why nothing too crazy has happened in response yet because why give them what they seem to want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cuttlefish1111@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Pull us into another endless war. Bin Laden laughing from his watery grave permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago Maybe their leader is going for a The Mouse That Roared gambit permalink fedilink source parent [–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago It's more like middle school pickup versus an NFL starting lineup. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BloodyFable@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just making sure you're aware that a Guided Missile Destroyer is a Destroyer class warship armed with guided missiles. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago USS Laboon has shot down numerous Houthi missiles and drones in recent weeks. Seems it's still capable permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago USS Laboon has shot down numerous Houthi missiles and drones in recent weeks. Seems it's still capable permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 14 points 2 years ago* (3 children) The leader said recently that he's not afraid of a confrontation with America. Their slogan is literally "God is great, death to the U.S., death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam." I think they got quite a bit of courage from taking over half the country and showing themselves genuinely capable in war, but they clearly have absolutely no idea what a confrontation with America actually looks like. It's like going from high school football to playing in the NFL. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kumabear@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I don’t think that analogy goes far enough… The sheer level of hurt that the USDF could put on them is completely on a different universe to anything they would have come up against previously. They 100% could obliterate everything in that theatre that even resembles a “target” with little warning and zero real strain, it would be significantly less effort than some of the training exercises that happen. Someone is clearly being paid by someone else to provoke a response or provide a distraction (I wonder who) Which I think is probably why nothing too crazy has happened in response yet because why give them what they seem to want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cuttlefish1111@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Pull us into another endless war. Bin Laden laughing from his watery grave permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago Maybe their leader is going for a The Mouse That Roared gambit permalink fedilink source parent [–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago It's more like middle school pickup versus an NFL starting lineup. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kumabear@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I don’t think that analogy goes far enough… The sheer level of hurt that the USDF could put on them is completely on a different universe to anything they would have come up against previously. They 100% could obliterate everything in that theatre that even resembles a “target” with little warning and zero real strain, it would be significantly less effort than some of the training exercises that happen. Someone is clearly being paid by someone else to provoke a response or provide a distraction (I wonder who) Which I think is probably why nothing too crazy has happened in response yet because why give them what they seem to want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cuttlefish1111@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Pull us into another endless war. Bin Laden laughing from his watery grave permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cuttlefish1111@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Pull us into another endless war. Bin Laden laughing from his watery grave permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago Maybe their leader is going for a The Mouse That Roared gambit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago It's more like middle school pickup versus an NFL starting lineup. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago they must have known that wouldn't do anything right? like the Navy didn't even respond to it, it was shot down by a non-naval US fighter, meaning they have a tight dome around Yemen. permalink fedilink source
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It’ll be interesting to see how long the Houthis can hold out once the USN blockades all their ports. permalink fedilink source
[–] Yewb@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Like are you trying to get the military industrial complex to activate? permalink fedilink source
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