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maxsolomon

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8. Yemen's drones and missile stores have been under attack for a year-plus.

Reply to WestMichRad (Reply #7)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:47 PM

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They don't have an impenetrable mountain redoubt to fire missiles from like Iran does. I don't know what their capacity to mine the area is, or what they have in the way of explosives-laden speed boats manned by Shiite suicide pilots.

If they could shut it down, why haven't they done it already? We're months into this war. Now is the time.

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Well, well leftstreet Tuesday #1

I thought Trump and Hegseth held all the cards? Irish_Dem Tuesday #2

I think trump and his minions were surprised that Iran had more than camels 🐫 and swords. Srkdqltr Tuesday #3

Houthis are going to have a tougher time of pulling that off. maxsolomon Tuesday #4

All they need to achieve are hits on a couple of ships. WestMichRad Tuesday #5

Yes, that's all they need. maxsolomon Tuesday #6

Why would it be harder for them? WestMichRad Tuesday #7

Yemen's drones and missile stores have been under attack for a year-plus. maxsolomon Tuesday #8