Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Terrorist Designation of the Houthis | The White House
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Over the past months, Yemen-based Houthi militants have engaged in unprecedented attacks against United States military forces and international maritime vessels operating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. These attacks fit the textbook definition of terrorism.  They have endangered U.S. personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners, jeopardized global trade, and threatened freedom of…
  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    202·
    10 months ago

    This sounds like preparations for a blockade of Yemen’s ports. Am I reading this right?

    • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1415·
      10 months ago

      It’s probably the most effective way to prevent them from receiving Iranian weapons and shooting them at civilian ships.

      If the Houthis cease their attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the United States will immediately reevaluate this designation.

      All they gotta do is stop shooting at civilian ships and everyone will go back to not blowing up their assault facilities and preventing weapon shipments.

        • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
          412·
          10 months ago

          They have only been getting bombed by the US/UK for a week after attacking civilian shipping since November. Other people might have been bombing them earlier, but the US/UK would be happy to go back to not bombing them if they stop touching the boats.

      • iain@feddit.nlEnglish
        153·
        10 months ago

        If only we were so resolute to stopping people shooting civilians… that would solve both problems at the same time

        • Altofaltception@lemmy.worldEnglish
          156·
          10 months ago

          Well, we all read that other statement that had no mention of the murder of nearly 25,000 civilians.

          Civilians only matter when they’re a certain colour or ethnicity.