We didn’t even get T-shirts. From Ron Paul at ronpaulinstitute.org:
Why does it seem the Pentagon is far better at spending money than actually putting together a successful operation? The failed “Operation Prosperity Guardian” and the disastrous floating Gaza pier are but two recent examples of enormously expensive initiatives that, though they no-doubt enriched military contractors, were incapable of meeting their stated goals.
To great fanfare, last December the Pentagon announced the launch of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a joint US/UK military operation to halt the Yemeni Houthi disruption of Israel-linked commercial shipping through the Red Sea. The Houthis announced their policy in response to civilian deaths in Israel’s war on Gaza, but when the US and UK military became involved they announced they would target US and UK shipping as well.
The operation was supposed to be quick and easy. After all, the rag-tag Houthi militia was no match for the mighty US and UK navies. But it didn’t work out that way at all. Over the weekend the Wall Street Journal published a devastating article revealing that after spending more than one billion dollars on munitions alone, the operation had failed to deter the Houthis and failed to re-open commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
How many drones have they shot down at $30 million each?
A feature to War Pigs who will charge full price for the…meet the replacements. (rimshot)
How are those 50 year old nukes with weak payloads coming along?
Has anyone checked in years?
Sarmat will be equipped with a wide range of powerful warheads, including hypersonic weapons, and the most advanced missile defense penetration systems. Sarmat’s operational range is 18,000 km.
The ICBM’s mass is 208.1 tons; it has a payload of over 10 tons and a fuel capacity of 178 tons. The length of the missile is 35.5 meters, with a diameter of three meters. Its payload comprises multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles.
(H/T-RT)
The War Pigs aren’t out to win anything other than the battle of the bank accounts and the mean girls clicking the heels together x 3 won’t bring hypersonic or multiple megaton payloads.
But at least the rusting rainbow fleet and no go showboats that crash here and there are gender inclusive.
Hold on enemy, cease fire, as we charge up or EV tank.
Pwease no shooty! (s/)
Breaking from BLH:
Excaliber
The Houthis have been under attack from Saudi Arabi with the assistance from America for the last 15 years, is it any wonder they want to attack American Shipping? It started with Obama’s orders to help the Saudi air force by supplying refueling with Air Force tankers in order to help them attack Yemen. Neither side has an excuse for its behavior.
~ Chad