3mo ago

what are they bombing yemen for?

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I've heard it called Operation Amazon Prime, which is pretty hilarious. But only like 10% of global trade even goes by this area, even less of you're just considered direct US trade. Combine that with the context from that Signal chat and it's clear they bombed Yemen just because Trump wants to.
- "only" 10%? 10% is pretty significant
  
  And a totally ineffective move that won't allow anymore trade to move through than before. So what's the point or the goal here. The Houthis have been putting up with much more than that for years between the Saudis and the Biden administration.
- The Bab el-Mandeb is a hugely important chokepoint in world trade, and moves around 30% of global oil supply through there, along with 30,000 ships per year.
  It's closer to 15% of total global trade, which is huge and really only affects European trade. Between 1.7 to 4 million tons per day of cargo transits the strait, and it is an incredibly tight pinch point, the navigable part of the strait is only a few kilometers across. Ships are currently detouring around the horn of Africa, which adds 15 days to the journey. That's a lot of fuel being burned.
  What's Going On With Shipping has had extensive coverage of the conflict over the past year or so, with some pretty deep insights as to what is really going on. If you're interested.
  
  All the more reason for a diplomatic solution, escalating the conflict will only disrupt trade more. A peaceful solution is the only way for trade to resume safely. The USA has no interest in peace in this area, only conflict. The only foreign policy the US has is to sell weapons.

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