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submitted 2 months ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/news@hexbear.net

The attacks have been able to disrupt shipping and keep the U.S. and its allies tied down, frustrating the Navy’s decades-old mission of keeping open the region’s critical sea lanes.

American military says it has spent about $1 billion fighting Ansar Allah to support Israel's Gaza War. It has conducted more than 450 strikes and intercepting 200 drones and missiles.

U.S. officials worry that the conflict is simply not sustainable.

“Their supply of weapons from Iran is cheap and highly sustainable, but ours is expensive and our logistics tails are long. We are playing whack-a-mole, and they are playing a long game.”

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[-] lps@lemmy.ml 59 points 2 months ago

The part I love the most is that the US is taking such a huge financial hit to defend against relatively inexpensive attacks. It seems so fitting that the worlds richest nation can be bled like this.

[-] JayTreeman@hexbear.net 27 points 2 months ago

It's funny to me that the media will get people to laugh at these weapons and not see that it's a well thought out tactic. The US is going to double down on expensive equipment before anything changes. They'll have the most expensive and sophisticated weaponry, but they won't be able to afford to use it

[-] Teekeeus@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago

They've learnt nothing from ukraine and learnt nothing from this. Americans will be in for a rude surprise when they fight China

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 months ago

Indeed, it seems that the entire military doctrine US has relied upon is being invalidated by modern technology.

[-] footfaults@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago
[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago

lol basically, it's absolutely incredible to me that these people think they can take on China

[-] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

this is evergreen

[-] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

CITATIONS NEEDED

lol

[-] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

The attacks don’t even have to sink a ship to take effect. The insurance cost alone is enough to cause detours around Africa.

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