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One thing's for sure is that is definitely one of the asymmetric escalatory measures Russia could take if it really wants to show the West its red lines. Providing Houthis with an ability to hit U.S. ships would be game over for the U.S. empire and is likely one of the reasons Biden's admin is terrified.
As for the rumors, I've been follo…
One thing's for sure is that is definitely one of the asymmetric escalatory measures Russia could take if it really wants to show the West its red lines. Providing Houthis with an ability to hit U.S. ships would be game over for the U.S. empire and is likely one of the reasons Biden's admin is terrified.
As for the rumors, I've been following them also and so far it's claimed that the Eisenhower commander showed videos of the ship being fine afterwards, while other rumors claim a plane on the deck was hit/destroyed and they're trying to cover it up.
There's no telling for now though.
The Eisenhower is as lumberingly large a non-nimble target as Swedish Blimps--er, AWACS--will be over Ukraine's skies
True enough, but carriers don't generally travel alone, they have a defensive shield composed of missile cruisers and frigates. You'd have to launch a pretty big swarm for anything significant to get through.
Unless you didn't see what's coming in time to (try) stop it.
So, you sink the shield.
Doesn't really matter. With the arrival of Kinzhal missiles "Time to target" has decreased significantly.
True, but if you do it is devastating.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002
The red team (Iran) sunk the blue fleet, including the aircraft carrier, in this US war game. That was before the advent of cheap drones too. And Iran has since demonstrated against Israel that a bunch of cheap drones makes a very effective screen for the more powerful missiles.
.... and NO computer game plan is going to resemble REALITY!
You obviously never played Harpoon.
You surely have NEVER seen REALITY!
Dang this guy is right. Pack up the war games, training exercises and simulations guess they're all obsolete now.
They are far from obsolete or useless, they have as much its place in GOD ALMIGHTY'S CREATION as the topping on a pizza. Confusing the topping for being the pizza is what THE SYNAGOGUE OF MAKE BELIEVE gets wrong for millennia ... the reason for their DELUSION ... is a topic for another time.
The poseidon changes all that. No swarm needed.
To paraphrase Stalin, how many Poseidons does Ansar Allah have?
It seems logical but would the Russians risk their relationship with RSA and UAE? It would certainly be a bold move.
I could be wrong but I don't believe the Houthis are currently in conflict with either KSA or UAE.
No they aren't, but the country is split 3 ways. Also the peace agreement with KSA is still languishing. Things could easily blow up with a little help from our friends (USUK).
Saudi scum are still attacking Yemeni locations.
"Rebel scum!" Saw a line, too close to a Star Wars script, to avoid. Sorry.
That’s a great point about Russia providing aid to the Houthis. Was just mentioning in another comment how badly this news about the EWS Radar & Permission to attack has rattled me. I suppose another event that could rattle NATO would be for a country like Turkey to walk away. Not saying that’s going to happen but perhaps if a nation like Turkey fears the worst (Nuke Armageddon) might motivate them to take unprecedented action.
The people you have written about scare me Simp. Like Russia, I fear this is every bit as existential to them too. It’s also quite clear the mega elites are so far gone (out of touch) they have become dangerous. That is confirmed by the system of government they lord over. I think it was in “Your Last Dance of Vampire Ball” that you explained how this happened. It makes a lot sense of sense. You read about Xi living his life in a cave. Contrast that to an elite in in the West. There’s no one near power even close to having that kind of adversity in their lives.
I think Russia needs to shock them somehow. I understand it’s easier said than done and extremely risky. But this war has been over long ago and yet they continue to fight it. Another sign just how existential it really happens to be.
Turkey is building the new artillery shell factory in Mesquite, Texas. Turkey and Erdoğan work for their own narrow interests. They still service Israel, despite all their bluster and the genocide going on in Palestine. Erdoğan's son-in-law owns the shipping company that sends oil from Ceyhan Turkey to Haifa Israel. They sold a large number of drones to Ukraine until the Bayraktar drones no longer worked. The Erdoğan family owns the Bayraktar drone factory.,
Erdoğan is strictly bad news. Russia saved his butt in June 2016 when the US sponsored a coup attempt and Russia warned him just in time. A normal leader would have gratitude, but Erdoğan is some sort of psychopath. The strategic problem for Turkey is that the US has the Gulenist movement as the alternative to Erdoğan, but an optimist can hope that problem is going away. Aside from 100,000 Gulenists being arrested in 2016, the Ukraine serves as a wake-up call. Some Turks are saying they don't want to be the next Ukraine.
Good-paying jobs for hardworking Americans--err, Turks--@ the shell factory in Mesquite, Texas--!
And where, precisely, are the raw materials sourced for these "American made" metal shells packed with explosives?
"Russia saved his butt in June 2016 when the US sponsored a coup attempt and Russia warned him just in time. A normal leader would have gratitude, but Erdoğan is some sort of psychopath"
Once you buy in to the my God is greater than your God answer to all questions, then you must accept that your God persuaded Putin to save you.
Religion is never tempered by rationality nor skepticism.
See here for details...
https://x.com/alealamiah/status/1796952904705736946
That video is not conclusive proof. Poor quality and no easy identification of what ship it is. But I hope it's genuine.
That's the Bonhomme Richard that caught fire in port in 2020.
Doesn't even look like the Eisenhower.
LOL. You might have nailed it.
That's old footage from 7/13/2020... Chip
Are there two Chips? I only saw one.
Well Russia could supply Ansarillah with a few export version Oniks antiship missiles. Considering the ties being forged between Islamic nations in the Middle East region, logistics would not be difficult Russia to Iran through Saudi Arabia to Yemen. It must be considered, the Saudis were only involved in a civil war in Yemen, but Yemen is unified on its defiance of the west in support of the Palestinians.
If there is to be a major escalation against Yemen, air strikes alone will be useless against a nation that has endured the same for the past 10 years. So boots on the ground would be the only option against a country as mountainous as Afghanistan that would not be isolated in a region that is hypocritically "friendly" to the west. So it would probably make Afghanistan look like a cake walk. There are all bad options for the west, as is, they are living in a glass house throwing stones and displaying bluster when they should be more Macavalian.
Recall 2006 when Hezbollah hit that zioscum Arleigh Burke destroyer. If memory serves me correctly, it was a Chinese manufactured Silkworm AS missile that made it to target. Pretty low tech those years. I'm sure there's far better gear itching for targets.
I've seen two photos claiming to be the Eisenhower on fire. One was an obvious AI graphic with the superstructure smack in the middle of the ship...lol, the other was a photo of the Bonhomme Richard which caught fire in port back in 2020.
I suspect the Eisenhower was hit but sustained only minor damage. The fake news and photos are so ridiculous they seem like a psyop to discredit the idea that the ship was hit at all, which of course is super embarrassing if it did happen.
Whenever some sketchy website or the MSM offers up a photo of some alleged event I try to run it down, and about half the time it's fake. Best one so far was when Ansar Allah hit a tanker and they couldn't get a photo, so they ran one of a bulk carrier instead. That was MSM, but I forget who. I don't document any of this. What's the point? People will believe what they want to believe.
There's a Biden Administration? I thought George Soros' son, Alexander, had taken over.
The only thing "Sleepy" Joe Biden is terrified of is the White House running out of ice cream.
Time to reactivate some World War II battleships. [sarcasm]
I recently saw pictures and video of the USS New Jersey in drydock at a Philadelphia shipyard. My God! The treasure this country has spent on war.
"a video which I won’t post showing a Russian scuba diver being eliminated by Ukrainian drones"
Simplicius, we want you to be as neutral as possible. So when you post those ukrop losses, also post the Russian losses. Then we can clearly observe how Russians and ukrops perform in battlefield.
Did you stop to think it might not be about that? It might be horribly gruesome? Think
The West/NATO keeps making these tough guy moves under the apparent notion that the Russian can't counter. We can put weapons in Ukraine, nya nya nya nya nya watcha gonna do about it?
Hmmm. Maybe give anti-ship missiles to Iran, the Houthis, Hezbollah could use some shiny toys.
Hell of a brain trust in London/DC/Brussels. Totally fooked.
Ukraine is a battle, U.S. Hegemony is the war. And Russia is winning both. Outside observers, with no skin in the game, can render whatever theory they can muster, but that is my 1913 U.S. Federal Reserve Note's worth.
That is very well said, Kam.
The USS Eisenhower is old, in service since 1977. In late 2023, when both the USS Gerald Ford (in service since 2017) and the USS Eisenhower were in the Mideast, someone noted that the USS Eisenhower could be sacrificed intentionally - but not the USS Ford, and that it would be a "tell" if the USS Eisenhower were to be put in harm's way as a "tripwire."
Apparently this video was taken 2 months prior or something.