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US, British militaries launch strike against Iran backed Houthis

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I usually deplore this kind of action, but in this case I really can't see what else is to be done with the Houthis insisting on flying explosive drones towards civilian shipping, in effect disabling one of the world's most important shipping lanes.

What were their demands again?

Iirc - death to America and Israel, and a curse upon the Jews.

No that is their slogan, the demands here were clearly to let more aid into Gaza.

Clearly, these people who should be taken at their word.

If you had to steelman them, how would you do it?

Like, in what context? If we're just talking about harassing shipping, that they're doing this to harm Israel and the actual motivation for that is aiding the Palestinians. That would probably require one to believe that when their leaders say things like, "Arab countries and all Islamic countries will not be safe from Jews except through their eradication and the elimination of their entity," they're merely kidding about the genocide.

I'm not sure how to steelman Islamism generally. Religion doesn't belong in government anymore, this isn't the Middle Ages.

If 10 years of bombing by the Saudis (with American assistance) couldn't dislodge them I don't imagine this will amount to much either.

Calling them "houthi rebels" is such nonsense, they are the de-facto govenment of Yemen and the people love them. The Zionist/US/Saudi puppet regime never had real support.

Odd that this topic is on HN, it seems to violate submission guidelines:

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putting in jeopardy the worlwide commerce transit of goods. they're gonna win a one-way ticket to the middle-ages faster than disney can ruin a franchise.

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