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[–] tired_of_sinophobia@lemmygrad.ml 30 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The strategy pursued by U.S. President Joe Biden - a blend of limited military strikes and sanctions - appears aimed at preventing a wider Middle East conflict even as Washington seeks to punish the Houthis, security and military experts say.

There are people who will read this sentence and think, “ok, yeah that makes sense.”

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 25 points 8 months ago

the same people who thought that pumping weapons into Ukraine will be the way to end the war quicker

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 15 points 8 months ago

There are people who will read this sentence and think

Nah, that's just pacifying filler text in between random facts. No reads this and then thinks about what it means, its the vibes that matter. And the vibes are "war bad but necessary because terrorists need to be stopped, thank God for the US military".