44
submitted 10 months ago by jorgesumle@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/usa@lemmy.ml
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Reagan sank the entire Iranian navy for mining the Persian Gulf.

Where were the outcries? These are Russian shills.

The Huthies shot missles at US war ships. Biden clearly has an Article 2 responsibility to defend US troops and US shipping from these assholes.

[-] Ciel@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 10 months ago

'everyone i disagre with is a russian shill' and other methods of avoiding actual arguments

[-] Tire@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago

He gave reasons. You’re the one not bringing anything to the discussion.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

Maybe burger empire should start respecting territorial waters of other countries and stop sailing its war ships in Yemeni territory.

[-] absentbird@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden are both international waters.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago
[-] Lynthe@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Yes this is a useful Wikipedia article. Especially the point just a little past the first line which specifically rebuts the point you are making:

"The territorial sea is sovereign territory, although foreign ships (military and civilian) are allowed innocent passage through it, or transit passage for straits"

And just to jump ahead to preempt your next argument, innocent passage is defined in the UN convention on the law of the sea here:

https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part2.htm

Furthermore the Houthis are not making claims that the vessels attacked are violating innocent passage. Only you are for some reason.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Oh hey, could you spell out for us the reason Ansar Allah are disallowing passage for vessels of certain countries through their sovereign waters?

this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2024
44 points (81.4% liked)

United States | News & Politics

7209 readers
389 users here now

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS