3mo ago

what are they bombing yemen for?

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I mean, Houthis have been striking passing civilian ships with missiles and kidnapped people. Not terribly concerned they got shot back tbh.
- They were fulfilling their obligation under international law to prevent genocide, hence why they stopped when Israel stopped the genocide, and resumed after Israel resumed it.
  The question should be why every other country isn't doing this.
  
  Not sure lobbing missiles at civilian ships and kidnapping their crews was the way to go.
  Well, in any case, if you start firing missiles at other you can't be all the surprised if people start firing back.
  
  Well, in any case, if you start firing missiles at other you can’t be all the surprised if people start firing back.
  I agree with you that kidnapping & killing civilians is not the way to go for any group. But do you see how your statement applies the same way to Isreal & the US?
  
  Nobody here is defending either of those groups, so I'm not sure why you brought them up.
  
  Well of course
  
  Well yes, they expected the US to kill a bunch of civilians to protect Israel, as the US did during the previous blockade.
  
  They aren't surprised, the US is a one-trick pony. The houthis go so far as to put out music videos proclaiming that they expect to be bombed, and they don't care, because it's nothing they have not already withstood. They believe it shows the cowardice of their enemy that they shoot off bombs from distant lands in order to enforce their will upon those who do not have the same technology to fight back.
  It would be a greater shame to the houthis not to stand up against the oppression faced by Palestinians, which is not dissimilar from the oppression and devastation that Yemenis have themselves faced at the hands of western-backed powers.
  
  By this logic Lithuania could attack Norwegian trade vessels in the north sea on account of the genocide in Sudan. The logic makes no sense. Any country is entitled to attack any trade ship anywhere to protest genocide?
- They are only doing it because of the genocide in Palestine. If you cared about civilians you would be defending them.
  
  We only kill civilians because the others kill civilians
  Eh, not my favourite argument

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