U.S. Military Strikes Radar Sites in Yemen following attacks against USS Mason

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[QUOTE]WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The following is a statement released today by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on U.S. military strikes against radar sites in Yemen:

"Early this morning local time, the U.S. military struck three radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory on Yemen's Red Sea coast. Initial assessments show the sites were destroyed. The strikes -- authorized by President Obama at the recommendation of Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Joseph Dunford -- targeted radar sites involved in the recent missile launches threatening USS Mason and other vessels operating in international waters in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb. These limited self-defense strikes were conducted to protect our personnel, our ships, and our freedom of navigation in this important maritime passageway. The United States will respond to any further threat to our ships and commercial traffic, as appropriate, and will continue to maintain our freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb, and elsewhere around the world."[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=97143[/url]

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glad to see we're responding to this threat

[OvB]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[goon165]

Yes, lets all go piss off the Americans. I'm sure this will end well, everyone is already doing it after all!

[RG4ORDR]

Yemeni and Houthi rebels embarrass the Saudi's.
"YEAH LETS FUCK WITH THE US!"
Said one rebel, after all the US must be worse than the Saudi's at fighting!
The last thing you want to do is give the US a reason to start wanting to bomb to revolution back to the stone age. Case in point see ISIS and the Libyan Army in 2011, once US jets established a slight presence precision strikes were able to decimate leadership and combat effectiveness. The Houthis are damn lucky the US hasn't done strikes on them else they wouldn't be as successful.

[Hardpoint Nomad]

Good. Launch a few TLAMs on em and teach them the real meaning of "Don't Tread on Me"

[TheTalon]

Great job, fire missiles at ships that are the most capable of defeating them, and the most capable of breaking their foot off in your ass

Sucks to suck. I'm guessing about 20 crew from the Nitze had something to do for once