Britain has warned of severe consequences after US and UK warships were forced to repel a barrage of 20 Houthi rockets, drones and cruise missiles fired at ships in the Red Sea.
It was the most sustained and complex assault mounted by the Iranian-backed group since the Houthi force governing Yemen from the capital, Sana’a, launched its attacks. More than 20 attacks have been mounted since mid-October, deterring a large number of major shipping companies from using the Red Sea naval route and pushing up prices.
Grant Shapps, the UK defence secretary, said: “The attacks launched by the Houthis are unacceptable and their consequences will be severe”.
Grant Shapps, the guy who got caught editing his own Wikipedia entry? That guy? They guy who repeatedly denied having a second job whilst a minister but it turned out he did, under an alias, touting a get rich quick scam? The guy who in 2018 said he voted Remain but then last year said he’d voted Leave? That Grant Shapps?
You sure know your Shapps!
Sadly, I used to have the ‘honour’ of being in his constituency.
Britain has warned of severe consequences after US and UK warships were forced to repel a barrage of 20 Houthi rockets, drones and cruise missiles fired at ships in the Red Sea.
“hold me back bro, I’ll totally blow another $30 mil on explosives instead of healthcare”
I’m not sure how to do the cost/benefit analysis on this one. If it keeps the shipping lanes open, and avoids costs on pretty much everything going up, £30m might be quite cheap.
The problem is it’s $30mil to shoot down 20x $2-10k drones in addition to the ballistic missiles, and the shipping lanes are still closed with no end in sight. The one demand from Ansar Allah to stop attacks is a ceasefire in occupied Palestine. That seems like it would be even cheaper.
