This has attracted a lot less attention than it ought to. Sending a carrier battle group has been the go-to US response for any crisis in the Middle East. Until now, the display has been accepted as a credible threat of effective force. But now that the bluff has been called, we can see that this is essentially a piece of pyrotechnic theatre.
As the commenter you quote suggests, this badge is like a participation trophy for the runners-up in the contest between the US Navy and the Houthi militia.
It’s all fun and games until the enemy starts taking shot at you…..
Thanks Ken, I saw on X and commented on the racist and ethnocentric patch as did others.
I'm amazed at how quickly DOD took the page down after my post. Was gone the next morning. No explanation provided of course.
Good on you for getting it out before the censors. Otherwise we would never have known!
Actually I should say it’s a race to beat the censors.
Yet another example of the government treating us like idiots.
Yup
Can't place it but the "wearing dresses" bit in that tweet feels a bit iffy 😒 great article though!
Huh. Have to wonder what George Lucas and/Or Disney thinks of this . . . .
This has attracted a lot less attention than it ought to. Sending a carrier battle group has been the go-to US response for any crisis in the Middle East. Until now, the display has been accepted as a credible threat of effective force. But now that the bluff has been called, we can see that this is essentially a piece of pyrotechnic theatre.
As the commenter you quote suggests, this badge is like a participation trophy for the runners-up in the contest between the US Navy and the Houthi militia.
AMEN! How many people have the Houthis killed?
they're already for sale elsewhere: https://military-and-le-patches.myshopify.com/products/houthi-hunting-club-red-sea-patch