Early Wednesday morning, the Saudi and UAE-led forces invading Yemen attacked the port city of Hodeidah. The city is the last port under the control of Shi’ite rebels, and imports food and aid for over eight million civilians. The attack is feared to portend a large famine.
Negotiations to prevent the invasion on humanitarian grounds failed earlier in the week, and the US opposition appeared to evaporate overnight, with the Pentagon announcing they are actually going to join the attack on the city.
Heavy gunfire has been reported around the outskirts of the city, while pro-Saudi forces have overrun the defenses around the airport. Battleships are firing on the city, as the Shi’ite Houthis scramble to send reinforcements to resist the invasion.
Houthi forces say they managed to thwart an attempted sea landing by Saudi and Emirati forces near the city. They added that the invading forces have made no real advances into the city itself.
And not a peep from the U.S. media.
Yes and no… CNN’s international edition had a typical story. It wasn’t quite one-sided, humanitarian agencies were quoted a bit. As always they emphasize that the Houthis are Iranian-backed… if that’s so relevant then why didn’t they quote an Iranian official. If they’re so concerned about the well-being of Yemenis then why didn’t they quote some of the people being exterminated by the “coalition.” And they managed to actually get some of the facts wrong, because the truth is embarrassing: CNN called the US stance a “yellow light” on the assault… mentioning some US official reservations without mentioning the direction US military participation that we now know is happening.
They’re doing their job perfectly, unfortunately they understand their job is public relations for the Saudi / US regimes, to avoid public resistance to the latest bloody expansion of their empire.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/13/middleeast/yemen-hodeidah-attack-intl/index.html
If—-the Saudis
had given Yemen proxies rockets to launch on Tehran,
what do you think would have been the Iranian response?
If…. The Iranians had been bombing the s**t out of Yemen and the Saudis “gave” Yemen proxies rockets to retaliate, what do you think would have been the US response? Oh wait, we wouldn’t have allowed the carnage to take place in the first place if Iran was the instigator. We’d also have called for a UN security council meeting to condemn Iran and set up a coalition to stop them. Dead babies in Yemen would be equal to the dead babies in Syria that Trump seemed so concerned about.
Shia and Sunni factions have been killing each other for decades in Yemen,
THE turning point came when the Houthis
started lobbing Iranian rockets on Riyadh.
The Russkies back Iran, the US backs the Saudis
in the level up proxy duel
while the UN does nothing but sexually abuse children in the 3rd world countries where they pretend to “help”.
Let them continue. It’s none of our concern. And please stop with the “turning point” bulls**t. You didn’t pull that out until Thomas Knapp informed you the war started long before the Houthi’s retaliated in kind with their own attacks.
This is for Israel. And my point about the UN had nothing to do with whether they are inept(they are) or not but with our hypocrisy on what our reaction would be if Iran was doing what the Saudis have, and continue to do.
Well it is none of our concern but
in a world were superpowers are determined to gain leverage
using proxies,
don’t expect the US to not support a group fighting a Russkie supported group, it is going to happen.
I not saying I want it,
I just recognize nothing is going to change that.
Re. Thomas, yes the war started long before the missile strikes but to think those missile attacks on the Saudi homeland
(provided by IRAN) did not escalate their resolve is naive.
Israel, your perennial bugaboo, has nothing to do with this. This is purely Shia vs. Sunni hate, Israel, like many others may be rooting for one side but they don’t want any part of this.
The US has issues with Iran, it would be foolish to temp Trump with some kind of power move in the ME.
You are the naïve one. Iran is not a threat to the US. Bibi and Israel have been clamoring for the US to attack Iran for decades. And if Russia is backing the Houthis through Iran they certainly aren’t supplying them with any kind of sophisticated weaponry. The kind that would offset the weaponry being supplied to the Saudis by the US.
Sure,
Iran is a theocratic rogue state close to possessing nuclear weapons,
not a good idea because the rest of the ME nut-jobs will follow suit.
After NKorea, just watch the US pressure come to bear on Iran.
IRAN—-is supplying the Houthis and
Russia is supplying Iran.
Hence,
the US is supplying the Saudis.
Why?
Because ISLAM requires bloodshed!
That simple.
Iran doesn’t have nukes. Iran isn’t close to having nukes and is still abiding by the JCPOA. Why do you keep making things up?
No doubt the US pressure will come to bear. But not at Israel’s behest.
Russia supplied the missiles the Houthi’s shot at Saudi Arabia? Those same missiles that Iran had to upgrade just to make them capable of getting there? I guess the Russians must be holding back on the Iranians if that is all the Houthis have.
And we go to the other side of the planet to oblige them. Wonderful.
You don’t know what Iran has or doesn’t have, but everyone with a brain knows they are working toward nuke capability.
It is in the US’s interest to stop nuclear proliferation, the fact that Israel agrees with that is secondary.
I don’t know who built the missiles, but I do know Iran supplied the missiles to the Houthi’s. And that’s all that matters.
I’m tired of everyone weeping and gnashing their teeth over a humanitarian apocalypse perpetrated by MUSLIMS, both Shia and Sunni.
Allah must have approved.
I go by what the IAEA and our intelligence agencies say. Nuke capability is a broad term. They’ve been nuke capable since ’92, ask Bibi.
Of course Israel agrees, they have nukes!
But you keep talking as though this is a proxy war Russia is involved in and yet the Houthis don’t have any of the weaponry needed to fight a proxy war with the US. The US is actually involved with this slaughter.
The humanitarian crises wouldn’t be happening without our involvement. That’s what the gnashing of the teeth is all about. But hey, Israel comes first.
Stoker is telling tales, has no clue where Houthie Missles came from, no clue on Iranian nuke history. Didn’t provide evidence in the last thread he invoked these fantasies, and won’t now. Yet, we can count on his malarkey the next time.
Typical Zionist. Whatever Bibi says is gospel.
I go by what the Iranian theocracy claims for it’s goals,
the IAEA is worthless.
In Yemen, Israel is irrelevant,
but you dementia will never miss an opportunity to insinuate them.
The proxy war is between Persians and Arabs, Russia has a relationship with the Persians and the US with the Arabs, that’s all.
With or without the US, the Saudis are not going to sit back and take missile shots at their capital. They are going to respond, all in.
Those missiles were the escalation that brings the humanitarian crisis to a head.
In the end, however, it’s just Muslims engaged in murdering other Muslims, it is what Muslims are programmed to do,
you know like Hamas, Hezbollah, AQ, ISIS etc. etc.
The Theocracy denounced nukes.
We are involved in Yemen because of Iran. Iran is our perceived enemy because of Israel. Like I said earlier Bibi has been clamoring for us to attack Iran for decades and has claimed Iran is on the verge of having a nuke since at least “92. But you can keep pretending that they don’t matter in our Yemen policy.
You obviously don’t understand proxy wars. Yemen is not a proxy war between Russia and the US. Only one side is involved, the US.
The Saudis were already “all in”. There was already a humanitarian crisis long before that. Nothing changed with the Houthi’s missile attacks since they they did little damage. The carnage continued.
If it’s “just Muslims engaged in murdering other Muslims” why don’t we extract ourselves from the region and let them have at it? As a Zionist, you know the answer to that.
Muslims lie, you go ahead and believe them.
Iran has been our enemy since the Carter hostage incident,
which had zip to do with Israel.
Of course Israel will cheer on anybody hostile to Iran, but those hostilities do not necessarily arise because of Israel.
Iran has ambitions to become THE power in the region vs. the Arabs, that is their main concern, Israel is secondary.
You obviously “think” proxy wars have concrete limits, they don’t,
proxies of proxies do get involved. The only reason the US is involved in Yemen is to help the Arabs blunt the Persians and by extension the Russians. Which I don’t agree with.
The tempo and determination for the Saudis absolutely increased after Iranian missiles came into play, it’s just nonsense to “think” otherwise.
I’m all for a US non-involvement policy re. the ME. The only legitimate reason to be there is to totally destroy ISIS and AQ.
Let the Russians take a turn in the Muslim asylums.
You believe the Theocracy and their “claim for its goals” but you don’t believe them when they denounce nukes. Whatever fits I guess.
The “Carter hostage incident” was preceded by 26 years of the Shah’s vicious rule. The Shah followed the 1953 coup which we were involved with. Israel had nothing to do with it because our puppet wasn’t a threat to them. Now they want Iran destroyed.
So Israel is just concerned about their Arab neighbors and their fight with the Persians for dominance? Wow, that literally made me laugh. I don’t think you even believe that.
Call it a proxy war if you like. I guess you could call anything a proxy war if you try hard enough. The Russians involvement is zilch. Iran’s involvement is minimal. The Houthis aren’t Persian.
There will always be another ISIS or AQ as long as we are there.
The Theocracy lies, therefore I don’t believe them.
You are correct about the Shah and the history and, agreeing with me,
that Israel didn’t have anything to do with the hostile feelings between the US and Iran.
I cannot help it that Iran decided to erupt homicidal-hatred toward Israel.
That’s on them, not Israel.
Israel is focused on what they perceive to be their most potent threat, Iran.
Enemy of my enemy …
The Houthis are Shiite, vassals to the Persians.
The Houthis did not manufacture the missiles,
they got them from the Iranians
The Russians support the Iranians in many ways, and they are happy to gin up problems for the US and of course, vis versa,
it’s a superpower spheres of influence game.
But you do believe them if it fits your narrative.
Iran hasn’t acted on its “homicidal hatred” towards Israel. Iran is containable and always has been. Every country in the region feels homicidal hatred towards Israel, including the Saudis.
Israel is focused on making every country in the region an ongoing festering fractured s**thole. That is security to them.
The Iranians look down upon the Houthis type of Shia. Yemen was saturated with weaponry and those missiles were already in country. Iran helped the Houthis upgrade them. I’m done with your fantasy about Russia. There are such things as regional civil wars.
I believe what they sell to their people,
death and destruction.
You can pretend, that they are only pretending.
Hezbollah just defied the Russians saying they would not move out of southern Syria, this should be interesting.
They are there to threaten Israel and Israel isn’t about to let that go, hence the Russkies are ordering them out.
The Saudis and Egyptians are aligning WITH Israel against their mutual enemy, Iran. Try keeping up.
Israel lives rent free in your melon.
They are not looking for a fight,
but are ready if someone wants to start one.
Houthis did not manufacture those missiles and you know it.
Iran supplied them and
their proxies are now reaping the blow-back from a full-on Saudi coalition assault.
Playing with fire usually does not end well.
Pretending what? They can preach whatever they want. They are no threat to Israel.
I’m well aware of the “alliance” between the Saudis, Egyptians and Israel. Being bought off and being allies are two different things. And what happened to that death and destruction thingy? How can Israel trust any Muslim?
Israel isn’t looking for a fight. They’re looking for Uncle Sam to do it for them. And they’re looking to expand their borders.
Yemen was saturated with weapons before the civil war started is what I said. Where the missiles originated isn’t really relevant. During wars both sides shoot at each other. But you’re making it sound like there would be some other outcome if the Houthis didn’t retaliate. As though peace was on the horizon but the other side had the gall to shoot missiles at a country that was bombing them mercilessly. The humanitarian disaster that Yemen is now would be no different had the Houthis not shot those ineffective missiles into Saudi Arabia.
Muslims lie, you go ahead and believe them.
Iran has been our enemy since the Carter hostage incident,
which had zip to do with Israel.
Of course Israel will cheer on anybody hostile to Iran, but those hostilities do not necessarily arise because of Israel.
Iran has ambitions to become THE power in the region vs. the Arabs, that is their main concern, Israel is secondary.
You obviously “think” proxy wars have concrete limits, they don’t,
proxies of proxies do get involved. The only reason the US is involved in Yemen is to help the Arabs blunt the Persians and by extension the Russians. Which I don’t agree with.
The tempo and determination for the Saudis absolutely increased after Iranian missiles came into play, it’s just nonsense to “think” otherwise.
I’m all for a US non-involvement policy re. the ME. The only legitimate reason to be there is to totally destroy ISIS and AQ.
Let the Russians take a turn in the Muslim asylums.
….or Justin Raimondo.