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Legitimate targets for what? Who wants to fight the US Navy?

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Legitimate targets for what?

Who! not what, we are people too.

Legitimate targets for anyone with honor and dignity. People normally don’t like foreign soldiers strutting around their land or water. I know you wouldn’t tolerate Chinese or Russian navies doing the same. Don’t expect us to accept what you wouldn’t.

Who wants to fight the US Navy?

Lots do. Even if the means are limited. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing

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I think they meant “what” would attacking them accomplish. It just starts a useless fight with nothing to gain.

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There is a lot to be gained even if each and every projectile is shot down. It is a war of attrition.

A $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attacks

“That quickly becomes a problem because the most benefit … is in their favor,” one expert said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/19/missile-drone-pentagon-houthi-attacks-iran-00132480

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My question was for what actions? Do you seriously think you can sink a US warship? At least pretend to be credible when making inane threats.

That said, the last foreign army occupying my homeland was Russian, depending on whether you consider foreign Chinese policemen on your streets a foreign army.

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Do you seriously think you can sink a US warship?

I can’t but someone in the region might be able to.

the last foreign army occupying my homeland was Russian

then you should be able to relate instead of ridicule

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Lots do. Even if the means are limited. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing

Notice the USS Cole is still there. I guarantee they’re still pissed about that. Not the ship you want to target again. They’re likely to overreact.

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We are betting on their overreaction. The US was defeated in Afghanistan and it can be defeated again.

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