Yemen Is Saudi Arabia's Back Yard, And It Is Their Responsibility, Not America's, To Police It

The Houthis, or Anṣār Allāh (“Defenders of God” ), have been around in one form or another for many years. The name derives from their founder: Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi, who was killed by the Yemeni government in 2004. The origins of the terrorist movement follow the tired pattern of so many Muslim terrorist groups...some religious or tribal schism that drives maniacal killing for reasons that most modern people would think are nuts!

But that doesn't matter much when their chaotic violence expands past the borders of their failed state. The Houthis have expanded their drive to subjugate Yemen into Saudi Arabia, and at the behest of their Iranian masters have attacked shipping near the western Yemen coastline, which is conveniently (for them) near the narrow Bab Al Mandeb strait, choking Red Sea and Suez Canal shipping. They now control almost 100 miles of that coastline, so they have plenty of opportunity to disrupt a major sea route for world commerce.

Saudi Arabia has tried, and failed, to control the Houthi expansion in Yemen. Apparently the Saudi armed forces have modern weaponry that doesn't translate into quality forces. They have gotten their asses kicked by what -- at least on the surface -- looks like a bunch of 7th century tribes that hide out in the mountains and conduct guerilla warfare against the KSA. Except they are being supported by Iran, which means they have sophisticated (for Muslims) weaponry that they use to good effect against anyone within reach. And what they have discovered is in reach are the oil pipelines that KSA uses to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran is trying to control petroleum exporting to the rest of the world.

Saudi Arabia has dithered and obfuscated and fought (poorly) and tried to negotiate with the Houthis, and nothing they have tried has worked. They are unwilling and probably unable to mount a concerted military effort against them to end, once and for all, the Houthi threats against petroleum commerce and the security of Saudi Arabia.

But...that ain't America's problem. We have sold KSA billions of dollars worth of modern arms, have trained their armed forces, have conducted training exercises with them, and have supported them in all respects. It is time for them to step up and do the work that is necessary. Otherwise, why have we spent so much time and effort?

Saudi Arabia facing 'biggest threat' ever to oil production as Iran-proxy Houthis launch attacks, expert says

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said Thursday that the situation is escalating in the Middle East as Iran "likely instigated the Houthis to force a blockade on Saudi Arabia."
"I think this situation is really precarious for the Saudis. This is the biggest threat to their production of oil since their kingdom was founded in 1932. And this is almost existential," he said.
"We see that the Saudis are trying to shop for some force to fight their war for them. And I think along the lines, they also called President Trump. It doesn't look to me that Washington is going to get involved in this one," he added. "We'll probably offer them advice and tell support, but I don't think we, the United States, will get involved with this war over Bab el-Mandeb."

That evaluation is a bit histrionic, but the conclusion is perfect. We have better things to do with our military than bail out the Saudis and, once again, do the heavy lifting that the rest of the world is unwilling to do.

Saudi Arabia says Houthis targeted its capital with a missile

Saudi Arabia on Saturday said that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack Riyadh with a ballistic missile, the first time the Saudi capital has been targeted since the escalation in fighting with the Iran-backed rebels opened a new front in the Iran war.
The statement said the attack was intercepted. Some residents in Riyadh heard an explosion, and later some saw a plume of smoke near the airport. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
The statement also said the Houthis tried to attack civilian infrastructure in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu — where a key Saudi pipeline ends — and in Taif, Baysh and Farasan but they were thwarted, giving no further details.
The Houthis earlier claimed, without providing evidence, that they had targeted “sensitive sites” in Riyadh and facilities of Saudi oil giant Aramco in Yanbu, causing “massive fires.” Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, did not respond to a request for comment.

Maybe attacks on the capital will be enough to get the rulers of Saudi Arabia off their ample rear ends and actually do something other than pay for others to do their work!

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 I'll fetch em

Posted by: Skip at September 20, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2 I still think it would be darkly humorous if the Houthis took out the Kaaba in Mecca...

What would the Muslim world do about that?

(My guess...NOTHING.)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 20, 2026 12:03 PM (FZ29D)

3 A Pekingese watch dog

Posted by: Skip at September 20, 2026 12:06 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Somehow I doubt SA will do much

Posted by: Skip at September 20, 2026 12:07 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Like the old Soviet Union war criminals from the late 40's until their collapse in 1989 who shipped weapons of war all around the globe, just who and how do the Houthis get all these weapons? Amazon? Ebay? Wallyworld? Dick's Sporting Goods?

Such a mystery...

Posted by: Lords Of War at September 20, 2026 12:07 PM (6VpiA)

6 Billions in sophisticated arms, planes, training, and the Saudis couldn't fight a troop of Girl Scouts. Or at least are too chicken to. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest their barracks. Wait, do they have barracks?

Posted by: Run Away! at September 20, 2026 12:08 PM (Fn+3X)

7 Are the Saudis signatories to any treaties banning chemical and biological warfare? If not, provide them with the wherewithal, and let MBS push the button.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 20, 2026 12:09 PM (1z8ji)

8
The Saudis will buy them off rather than fight. But what else can you expect from indolent do-nothings who can't take a dump without some Filipino semi-slave wiping their ass?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 20, 2026 12:11 PM (eRlcH)

9 Are there no mercenary companies the Saudis could hire? I keep hearing about PMCs...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 20, 2026 12:11 PM (Y/06r)

10 Guess why Trump told the Saudis to take some of their desert and pound it and then the Saudis turned to Israel.

You don't need to be a weatherman.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 20, 2026 12:11 PM (viF8m)

11 The Saudis don't or refuse to get it. There are enemy military tanks 5 miles out of Riyadh heading their way. What flag are they carrying, Israel or Iran?

Posted by: Hadsil at September 20, 2026 12:12 PM (/4OWh)

12 Hot Air (I know) has a good article on this. Might be good, another proxy, along with their Iraq allies, maybe being pulled down the drain with Iran.
Worth a look.
https://tinyurl.com/mwd3vwpu

Posted by: From about That Time at September 20, 2026 12:13 PM (sl73Y)

13 For thousands of years, wealthy leaders have hired mercenaries to fight their battles for them.

Saudi Arabia certainly has enough money for that.

There are tens of millions of poor Muslims in the world that I suspect would be willing to take that risk for enough money to take their families out of abject poverty.

The Saudis could also include a fixed life insurance payment to the family if the male was killed in combat.

The traditional risk of using mercs is that they turn on their hosts. However, if they are deployed in Yemen, that risk seems very low to me.

The Saudis (and the rest of the Arab states that want regional peace) need to start thinking outside of the box.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 20, 2026 12:13 PM (HlyYF)

14 The Saudis pay people to do things for them. The Egyptians own Suez. Let the Saudis pay for the Egyptians to fight.

It's gotta be someone local, because projecting power went out with the 20th century unless your name is Uncle Sam.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at September 20, 2026 12:13 PM (r7+Q7)

15 Let's dust off this classic:

https://youtu.be/lqJDuZIcQ34

Posted by: The WayBack Machine at September 20, 2026 12:13 PM (2Ez/1)

16 #7
Remind me not to piss AOP off.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 20, 2026 12:15 PM (sl73Y)

17 There are tens of millions of poor Muslims in the world that I suspect would be willing to take that risk for enough money to take their families out of abject poverty.

The Saudis could also include a fixed life insurance payment to the family if the male was killed in combat.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 20, 2026 12:13 PM (HlyYF)
----
Isn't this basically how the Iranians recruited Hezbollah and Hamas?

They pay the families of the "martyrs" who are killed in attacks against Israel.

I'm sure the Houthis get the same deal.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 20, 2026 12:16 PM (FZ29D)

18 just who and how do the Houthis get all these weapons?

Posted by: Lords Of War at September 20, 2026 12:07 PM (6VpiA)

Read the post.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 20, 2026 12:20 PM (k5CNB)

19 The Saudis...the same people who sent a team of hijackers into the US and destroyed NYC, then had their people flown out by W? The same people who let us stage forces in their country to protect it from Sadaam after he overran Kuwait? The same people who shunned us by refusing to join the Abraham accords?

They can buy more weapons from us and fall back on their compadres in their alliance. Or not. Maybe Israel can help them out.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 20, 2026 12:23 PM (3Ope8)

20
Making chicken and rice soup. I'm afraid it's going to set up like concrete when it cools down. Too many veggies. Too much garlic.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 20, 2026 12:23 PM (eRlcH)

21 Saudi's military has more experience with parades than it does with actual, you know, military stuff.

The Houthi's are spanking the shit out them in the south.

The only consideration the US should have is whether the Bab el Mandab strait in the Red Sea remains unmolested. It's apparent the Saudi's are incapable of dealing with 12th century savages in Yemen.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 20, 2026 12:23 PM (2Cry5)

22 Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi,

—

What’s it with these people and long names? You never hear of Mohammed Abdul. It’s always Mohammed Abdul Al-Ahmed bin Laden Al-Mohammed.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 20, 2026 12:24 PM (X57RB)

23 I suspect the Saudi military is completely inept. I also suspect this escalation egged on by Iran is due to the fact that Iran is desperate. The strangulation strategy that the Trump folks improvised (it took ‘em awhile didn’t it?) now appears to be working brilliantly. But the escalation is dangerous… already gas and especially diesel prices are bumping up noticeably. Interesting times…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 20, 2026 12:25 PM (RjPzd)

24 Thx CBD.
Someone pointed out the House of Said doesn't want a competent military because the Sauds could be a target for overthrowing.
While I agree that the Sauds and the Houthis amount to "why can't they both lose" , I don't think we can afford to have the Bab al-Mandab blocked by 8th century primitives. Maybe we can convince the Egyptians to get in, though in the 60s they didn't fare too well there

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 20, 2026 12:26 PM (oUMhY)

25 20
Making chicken and rice soup. I'm afraid it's going to set up like concrete when it cools down. Too many veggies. Too much garlic.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 20, 2026 12:23 PM

FWP is later today.

Posted by: Please make a note of it at September 20, 2026 12:26 PM (2Ez/1)

26 Like all 3rd World corrupt states the Saudi military sucks because it’s all nepotism in leadership. But as someone else pointed out, they do a fine military parade when needed.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 20, 2026 12:26 PM (X57RB)

27 Too much garlic.

What language is that? I don't even understand those words in that phrase...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 20, 2026 12:26 PM (3Ope8)

28 There are only two militaries in the region that I respect: the Jordanians and the Turks. The rest have a shit-ton of equipment but second class soldiers and officers. The troops are from the lower classes and have no desire to fight the Houthis. The officer corps are the upper class and connected. They look good in their uniforms but aren't going to risk anything, especially their asses.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 20, 2026 12:27 PM (2WIwB)

29 Sources say America is the world's policeman.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 20, 2026 12:27 PM (Cqx++)

30 Why would poor Muslims fight for Saudis when they can take Europe without a fight?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at September 20, 2026 12:27 PM (bX16E)

31 27 Too much garlic.

What language is that? I don't even understand those words in that phrase...
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 20, 2026

Took the worlds right out of my skull! Maybe the problem is that too many vegetables took garlic's rightful space.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at September 20, 2026 12:29 PM (OYHOj)

32 Again we must ask "Where are the Europeans?" I saw a news blurb the other day that the Saudis have told Europe they will receive no oil (which some up from the Red Sea via Suez) for two months. Europe has a dog in this fight but sadly they lack the capability. And it's not from being unable to produce weapons and stand up an army - western Europe has that capability. They just lack the will.

Posted by: George V at September 20, 2026 12:30 PM (g6ahB)

33 Again we must ask "Where are the Europeans?

They don't want to fight one of their own...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 20, 2026 12:32 PM (+gK6I)

34 27 Too much garlic.

What language is that? I don't even understand those words in that phrase...
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 20, 2026 12:26 PM (3Ope

ANY garlic is too much! Oy gevalt!

Posted by: Dracula at September 20, 2026 12:33 PM (xJMj/)

35 So:

1. We have Iran sealed off and on the ropes

or

2. Iran is supplying the Houthis with weapons.

Pick one. Because both cannot be true.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at September 20, 2026 12:34 PM (ca8Qt)

36 The Saudis...the same people who sent a team of hijackers into the US and destroyed NYC, then had their people flown out by W? The same people who let us stage forces in their country to protect it from Sadaam after he overran Kuwait? The same people who shunned us by refusing to join the Abraham accords?
****

What am I, chopped liver?

Posted by: zombie Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani at September 20, 2026 12:35 PM (J4Dwc)

37 Again we must ask "Where are the Europeans?" I saw a news blurb the other day that the Saudis have told Europe they will receive no oil (which some up from the Red Sea via Suez) for two months. Europe has a dog in this fight but sadly they lack the capability. And it's not from being unable to produce weapons and stand up an army - western Europe has that capability. They just lack the will.
Posted by: George V at September 20, 2026 12:30 PM (g6ahB)

Russian oil is going to start looking good to the Euros again.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 20, 2026 12:35 PM (1z8ji)

38 just who and how do the Houthis get all these weapons?
Posted by: Lords Of War at September 20, 2026 12:07 PM (6VpiA)
Read the post.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 20, 2026 12:20 PM (k5CNB)

I did and I get it that Iran is backing them but how do the weapons get to the Houthis "physically", like put in their hands from crates and boats and planes. Surely somebody knows how this shipping is done and can cut it off?

Getting to Yemen is no easy task, especially shipping weapons and ammo.

Posted by: Lords Of War at September 20, 2026 12:35 PM (6VpiA)

39 35 So:

1. We have Iran sealed off and on the ropes

or

2. Iran is supplying the Houthis with weapons.

Pick one. Because both cannot be true.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at September 20, 2026 12:34 PM (ca8Qt)

Only if Iran is supplying them, but NOT from Iran directly?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:36 PM (l3cgK)

40 Read the post.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 20, 2026 12:20 PM (k5CNB)

Do we have to read it?!?!

Is there a quiz afterwards or something?

Posted by: dantesed at September 20, 2026 12:36 PM (Oy/m2)

41 Years ago, before this unpleasantness in Iran, the US was involved in escorting and protecting ships transiting the Red Sea from the Houthi's who were targeting various commercial shipping. We had a carrier in the region and periodically targeted the Houthi's and their weaponry.

We wanted the EU to get involved... because most of the commercial shipping traffic that used the Red Sea to the Med (via Suez) and then on to Europe. It was a half hearted attempt on the EU... as expected.

Point being... we were involved with the Houthi's before and didn't get the help we asked for from Europe... so I'd say it's nominally not our problem.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 20, 2026 12:37 PM (2Cry5)

42 1. We have Iran sealed off and on the ropes

or

2. Iran is supplying the Houthis with weapons.

Pick one. Because both cannot be true.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at September 20, 2026 12:34 PM (ca8Qt)

3. Iran supplied the Houthis with weapons, which they are now beginning to deploy, and continues to supply them with money.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 20, 2026 12:37 PM (1z8ji)

43 38 just who and how do the Houthis get all these weapons?
Posted by: Lords Of War at September 20, 2026 12:07 PM (6VpiA)
Read the post.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 20, 2026 12:20 PM (k5CNB)

I did and I get it that Iran is backing them but how do the weapons get to the Houthis "physically", like put in their hands from crates and boats and planes. Surely somebody knows how this shipping is done and can cut it off?

Getting to Yemen is no easy task, especially shipping weapons and ammo.

Posted by: Lords Of War at September 20, 2026 12:35 PM (6VpiA)

I'm betting lots of those weapons were shipped in BEFORE Iran was getting blasted. Also, there are lots of places around the world that the Iranians have poured weapons and personnel into, and those areas can ship weapons to Houthi and the Blowfish.
Also, don't forget China...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:38 PM (l3cgK)

44
Again we must ask "Where are the Europeans?"

__________

The Europeans can't even cross the street without the US to carry them. Individual units may be first rate, but otherwise they can't be of any help.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 20, 2026 12:38 PM (eRlcH)

45 So:

1. We have Iran sealed off and on the ropes

or

2. Iran is supplying the Houthis with weapons.

Pick one. Because both cannot be true.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at September 20, 2026 12:34 PM (ca8Qt)

It’s an apparent contradiction but perhaps not a real one. Iran will prioritize weapons over everything else; their economy could be collapsing and yet they could still supply weapons for a Hail Mary… for a time. Remember in WWII, Hitler was on the ropes but still launched the battle of the bulge.

I have no idea if this is a last gasp of the mullahs. Probably not… but I’m pretty sure the last thing to go would be their military armaments.

These Houthi attacks are a smart strategic play for them. More effective than trying to stop our blockade… which they can’t do

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 20, 2026 12:39 PM (RjPzd)

46
Russian oil is going to start looking good to the Euros again.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Ukraine launched a major overnight drone strike on Russia, hitting a Moscow refinery despite President Trump's request for Ukraine to stop striking Russian energy infrastructure as a global refining crisis deepens.

Bloomberg reports that the Gazprom Neft-owned Moscow Oil Refinery, about 16 miles from the Kremlin, was struck by drones. The facility has a processing capacity of around 245,000 barrels a day and supplies fuel to the surrounding metro area.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 20, 2026 12:39 PM (Cqx++)

47 44
Again we must ask "Where are the Europeans?"

__________

The Europeans can't even cross the street without the US to carry them. Individual units may be first rate, but otherwise they can't be of any help.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 20, 2026 12:38 PM (eRlcH)

Europeans are quickly making themselves into Euro-peons...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:39 PM (l3cgK)

48 KSA armed forces.World's largest and best equipped palace guard and parade drill team.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at September 20, 2026 12:40 PM (gm9Sb)

49 Remember in WWII, Hitler was on the ropes but still launched the battle of the bulge.

I thought that was because the Germans needed fuel for their tanks or something.

Posted by: dantesed at September 20, 2026 12:41 PM (Oy/m2)

50 46
Russian oil is going to start looking good to the Euros again.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Ukraine launched a major overnight drone strike on Russia, hitting a Moscow refinery despite President Trump's request for Ukraine to stop striking Russian energy infrastructure as a global refining crisis deepens.

Bloomberg reports that the Gazprom Neft-owned Moscow Oil Refinery, about 16 miles from the Kremlin, was struck by drones. The facility has a processing capacity of around 245,000 barrels a day and supplies fuel to the surrounding metro area.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 20, 2026 12:39 PM (Cqx++)

For many months the Russians have been waiting in very long lines to put gas in their car tanks. i chatted with some Russians online back in May/June, and they were telling me how badly it sucked and how they were trying to get in line during off-hours in hopes the lines would be shorter and the gas would still be available when it was their turn.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:41 PM (l3cgK)

51 2 I still think it would be darkly humorous if the Houthis took out the Kaaba in Mecca...

What would the Muslim world do about that?

(My guess...NOTHING.)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 20, 2026 12:03 PM (FZ29D)

Put another space rock there and claim the original had never been blasted...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:44 PM (l3cgK)

52 "How do the Houthi's get their weapons?"
====
I'll bet some are through Saudi Arabia itself. Other methods would be to go through Oman.

Those countries aren't innocent when it comes to funding and supplying terrorists.

There's also a weapon's pipeline through Djibouti, Eritrea and Egypt (across the Red Sea from Yemen.)

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 20, 2026 12:44 PM (2Cry5)

53 38 just who and how do the Houthis get all these weapons?
Posted by: Lords Of War at September 20, 2026 12:07 PM (6VpiA)
Read the post.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 20, 2026 12:20 PM (k5CNB)

I did and I get it that Iran is backing them but how do the weapons get to the Houthis "physically", like put in their hands from crates and boats and planes. Surely somebody knows how this shipping is done and can cut it off?

Getting to Yemen is no easy task, especially shipping weapons and ammo.
Posted by: Lords Of War

Wrong! Ask Jim Mattis.

The retired four-star Marine Corps general and former CENTCOM commander was secretly hired in 2015 to advise the UAE (and by extension consult on the Saudi-led coalition's military strategy) regarding the war against the Houthis in Yemen

He later went on to serve in Donald Trump's actual cabinet as his first Secretary of Defense (from 2017 to 201

, during which time his prior private advising work for the UAE on the Yemen conflict came under intense scrutiny.

Up/Down/Left/Right -- all are their playthings as the world of carnage becomes a paradise for the ilk of cTHIEL.

Trump's gotta get to woik/Reservoir Dogs

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at September 20, 2026 12:44 PM (gjmnd)

54 Saudi Arabia has tried, "

Ok, that's funny right there.

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:44 PM (cGjQu)

55 Back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth….

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 20, 2026 12:45 PM (vupS9)

56 20
Making chicken and rice soup. I'm afraid it's going to set up like concrete when it cools down. Too many veggies. Too much garlic.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 20, 2026

I don’t even understand these words. 😂. But add more broth maybe, if it needs to be thinned out a little bit?

Posted by: Piper at September 20, 2026 12:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

57 For many months the Russians have been waiting in very long lines to put gas in their car tanks. i chatted with some Russians online back in May/June, and they were telling me how badly it sucked and how they were trying to get in line during off-hours in hopes the lines would be shorter and the gas would still be available when it was their turn.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:41 PM (l3cgK)

That would not necessarily stop the Russians from loading crude into tankers, and selling it to refineries in Euroland, once the Euros get thirsty enough to abandon their embargo of Russian oil.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 20, 2026 12:45 PM (1z8ji)

58
You know whaat I would like?

I'd like the muslim world itself to get tired of islam.

What an anchor around the neck of everyone within islam's borders, and now outside those borders too. Thanks Progtards/communists/Democrats/GOPe-cucks/ WEF/EUtards!!!! Did I forget anyone?

Anyway, it probably won't happen, but Iran, when it falls could be the start of that.

Even the muslimiest Muslim in Iraan has got to be sick of islamic rule. should they burn down all the mosques and madrassas, and hang all the imams, etc,
and take up almost any other religion or atheism, they'll find their lives improve exponentially in a very short time.

But, it's just a dream. A beautiful, beautiful dream.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 20, 2026 12:46 PM (iJfKG)

59 34 27 Too much garlic.

What language is that? I don't even understand those words in that phrase...
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 20, 2026 12:26 PM (3Ope

ANY garlic is too much! Oy gevalt!

Posted by: Dracula at September 20, 2026 12:33 PM (xJMj/)

Were you the origin of the "Elders of Zion"?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:46 PM (l3cgK)

60 "Protocols of the Elders of Zion"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:47 PM (l3cgK)

61 IIANM, Chy-na has a substantial operation in one of the port cities in Yemen.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 20, 2026 12:47 PM (3Ope8)

62 I'll bet some are through Saudi Arabia itself. Other methods would be to go through Oman.

Those countries aren't innocent"

They're barely "countries" - none of the various tribal groups are one hundred percent loyal...

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:48 PM (cGjQu)

63 56 20
Making chicken and rice soup. I'm afraid it's going to set up like concrete when it cools down. Too many veggies. Too much garlic.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 20, 2026

I don’t even understand these words. 😂. But add more broth maybe, if it needs to be thinned out a little bit?

Posted by: Piper at September 20, 2026 12:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

Maybe it's just becoming an aspic...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:48 PM (l3cgK)

64 Who puts garlic in soup??

Posted by: dantesed at September 20, 2026 12:48 PM (Oy/m2)

65 3. Iran supplied the Houthis with weapons, which they are now beginning to deploy, and continues to supply them with money.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 20, 2026 12:37 PM (1z8ji)

With the currency that is said to be in freefall?

I'm starting to get the impression that we're being as well-informed about Iran and the Houthis as we are about Russia and Ukraine.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at September 20, 2026 12:49 PM (ca8Qt)

66 64 Who puts garlic in soup??

Posted by: dantesed at September 20, 2026 12:48 PM (Oy/m2)

I do. Sometimes. Depends on the type of soup.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:49 PM (l3cgK)

67 Maybe it's just becoming an aspic..."

It's starting to gel?

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:49 PM (cGjQu)

68 re: "But the escalation is dangerous… already gas and especially diesel prices "

NO one makes the connection to the requirement (I say REQUIREMENT) for what is called Ultra-Low Sulfur diesel to be sold in the US either ...

I say Ultra-Low Sulfur diesel ...

Posted by: _Jim at September 20, 2026 12:50 PM (rRjrT)

69 59 34 27 Too much garlic.

What language is that? I don't even understand those words in that phrase...
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 20, 2026 12:26 PM (3Ope

ANY garlic is too much! Oy gevalt!

Posted by: Dracula at September 20, 2026 12:33 PM (xJMj/)

Were you the origin of the "Elders of Zion"?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Just like Politics these days, just TOO MANY NOTES -- if their words were water they would drown us all.

The Culprits, the Solution, only too obvious for those with eyes which do not refuse to see -- a free and productive people have Absolutely Nothing to gain from War, and, in fact, a great deal to lose.

LET'S GO BRANDON.
BECOME THE STORM.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at September 20, 2026 12:50 PM (sYT9F)

70 Saudis are soft and cowardly people.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 20, 2026 12:51 PM (nESHF)

71 With the currency that is said to be in freefall?"

I wouldn't say the American 100 dollar bill is on "freefall"

But hey, you do you...

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:51 PM (cGjQu)

72 67 Maybe it's just becoming an aspic..."

It's starting to gel?

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:49 PM (cGjQu)

If it has enough collagen from bones and starts to cool enough...
When I make chicken soup, I cook it with lots of chicken bones...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:52 PM (l3cgK)

73 Going to be a cold winter in Euro-land without energy. Hope all those windmills are in tip top shape.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 20, 2026 12:52 PM (yEz+x)

74 > IIANM, Chy-na has a substantial operation in one of the port cities in Yemen.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead
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They purportedly have a large military installation across the bay from our facilities in Djibouti

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 20, 2026 12:52 PM (2Cry5)

75 already gas and especially diesel prices "

Hey, let's close more refineries!

/

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:53 PM (cGjQu)

76 73 Going to be a cold winter in Euro-land without energy. Hope all those windmills are in tip top shape.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 20, 2026 12:52 PM (yEz+x)

Climate change dun did dat...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 20, 2026 12:53 PM (l3cgK)

77 Again we must ask "Where are the Europeans?"

I suspect the Euros will be real hesitant to send anyone to the region, what with millions of muzzies sitting in their home countries.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 20, 2026 12:53 PM (2WIwB)

78 If it has enough collagen from bones and starts to cool enough..."

Add some other flavorings. You could call it "gello" or something like that...

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:54 PM (cGjQu)

79 78 If it has enough collagen from bones and starts to cool enough..."

Add some other flavorings. You could call it "gello" or something like that...

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:54 PM (cGjQu)

You should try the stuff I put in my jello.

Posted by: Bill Cosby at September 20, 2026 12:55 PM (l3cgK)

80 Involuntary nap time

Posted by: Skip at September 20, 2026 12:55 PM (Ia/+0)

81 Again we must ask "Where are the Europeans?"

After half a century plus of lower than replacement rate births...

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:55 PM (cGjQu)

82 You should try the stuff I put in my jello.
Posted by: Bill Cosby"

That ain't pudding

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:56 PM (cGjQu)

83 Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 20, 2026 12:52 PM (2Cry5)

I think it's further up the coast than Aden and into the Red Sea. The gooleator points to Al Hudaydah.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 20, 2026 12:57 PM (3Ope8)

84 already gas and especially diesel prices "

Hey, let's close more refineries!

/
Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 12:53 PM (cGjQu)

Long ago and far away....when I was but a wee lad-

Texas was full of both major and minor refineries. Pretty much anywhere driving along the coast or west Texas you'd eventually come across one.

Admittedly, they stunk. But, that was the Stink of Good Jobs, Good Money, and the God-Given Freedom to0 Drive Big Ole Fancy Gas-Guzzlers All Over This Great Land of Ours.

Americans no longer seem to understand that there is always a cost to the good things in life.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 20, 2026 12:58 PM (iJfKG)

85 > Again we must ask "Where are the Europeans?"
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As the issue affects commercial shipping... and would presume a competent Navy would be required... it would appear that there's really not viable option for the EU.

*Sucks to be them*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 20, 2026 12:58 PM (2Cry5)

86 Inshallah ...

Posted by: Saudis at September 20, 2026 01:00 PM (nn1uA)

87 Again we must ask "Where are the Europeans?"

I suspect the Euros will be real hesitant to send anyone to the region, what with millions of muzzies sitting in their home countries.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 20, 2026 12:53 PM (2WIwB)

That's the plan, man.

Making the world(your home country, really) too dangerous for war against muslim countries.

And they've almost succeeded.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 20, 2026 01:00 PM (iJfKG)

88 But, that was the Stink of Good Jobs, Good Money, and the God-Given Freedom to0 Drive Big Ole Fancy Gas-Guzzlers All Over This Great Land of Ours."

Newark. Once upon a time

Posted by: man at September 20, 2026 01:01 PM (cGjQu)

89 This is what 80+ years of babysitting has wrought.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 20, 2026 01:04 PM (nESHF)

90 Get the Somalians in there to stir shit up. Make them pick a side. A little more regional chaos never hurt.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 20, 2026 01:05 PM (5C90x)

91 Inshallah ...
Posted by: Saudis at September 20, 2026 01:00 PM (nn1uA)

***

The 10th Crusade is.coming. It's gonna be ugly.

The hell of it all is, and it pains me to say it, this may actually be a war we need to fight. Not for the Saudis, or for Europe, although they are important, but we need to stop every aspect of Iranian influence. I've said before, in every war, the enemy gets a vote. Iran isn't dead yet and they need to be contained.
I'd write more but the preacher is about to start.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 20, 2026 01:06 PM (2WIwB)

92 Djoibi is that bar in Star Wars: every punk has a gun cabinet there.
I say leave these losers to sand and build our own refineries for our own oil.
Oh, too late. Maybe AI can help.
Trump got played into putting a bucket on his head.

Posted by: Accomack at September 20, 2026 01:06 PM (T8bqm)

93 @70

And quite full of themselves.

Having dealt with RSAF aviation cadets in the 90s here in the U.S. undergoing initial flight training at Whiting Field, if I had to describe them with a single word, it would be 'arrogant assholes.'

They flew the same syllabus as U.S. Navy flight students and, allegedly, were held to the same standards of performance...except they weren't. And they knew that. Which is why, perhaps, there were arrogant assholes.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 20, 2026 01:06 PM (J4Dwc)

94 Getting to Yemen is no easy task, especially shipping weapons and ammo.

Posted by: Lords Of War at September 20, 2026 12:35 PM (6VpiA)

The Houthis are getting weapons via flights from Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, etc. And, probably, Russia and China.

It's not heavy stuff (mostly), it is stuff that can be shipped in a short container or even big boxes.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 20, 2026 01:07 PM (k5CNB)

95 But...that ain't America's problem. We have sold KSA billions of dollars worth of modern arms, have trained their armed forces, have conducted training exercises with them, and have supported them in all respects. It is time for them to step up and do the work that is necessary. Otherwise, why have we spent so much time and effort?

Now, for the kids at home, apply this same logic to Israel.....but you won't.

Posted by: The Spanish Inquisition at September 20, 2026 01:07 PM (V+3EO)

96 ***"I think this situation is really precarious for the Saudis. This is the biggest threat to their production of oil since their kingdom was founded in 1932. And this is almost existential," he said.
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An interesting aspect to this is original territory and religion.
Preceding 1932 the area that is now Saudi Arabia (Armand Hammer) was known as Northern Yemen. The Yemenis belong to a different sect of Islamism called Zaydi. They are not Sunnis or Shias.

" Zaydism took root in Yemen in the ninth century. In 897 CE, the Zaydi religious leader Yahya al-Hadi established himself in northern Yemen and founded an imamate—a system in which a Zaydi sayyid, or descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, could claim leadership" ...
..."The important modern turning point was 1962, when Yemeni military officers overthrew the Zaydi monarchy and founded the Yemen Arab Republic. Saudi Arabia supported the royalists during the ensuing civil war, while Egypt supported the republican side..."

How would the Houthis behave without Iranian money and materiel?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 20, 2026 01:07 PM (826kS)

97 My answer is leave and America First. The world doesn’t like us and we need to win our own civil war first.

Posted by: Accomack at September 20, 2026 01:07 PM (T8bqm)

98
The leadership of the UK isn't scared of a Muslim uprising if force is employed in the ME. The leadership of the UK won't do it because they're already Islamified.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 20, 2026 01:07 PM (eRlcH)

99 Repatriate every single muslim back to the ME.

There’s your army. And I’m all in for keeping families together. Including the goats and fleas.

Send them all packing.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 20, 2026 01:08 PM (9qEvZ)

100 And then level every mosque in the hemisphere.

And sprinkle with bacon bits.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 20, 2026 01:09 PM (9qEvZ)

101 The Houthi only attach Saudi shipping.

Posted by: Accomack at September 20, 2026 01:09 PM (T8bqm)

102 Posted by: one hour sober

And slothful. Which is important to note.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 20, 2026 01:09 PM (nESHF)

103 Maybe attacks on the capital will be enough to get the rulers of Saudi Arabia off their ample rear ends and actually do something other than pay for others to do their work!

How does one say, "Nothing will happen" in Saudi?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 20, 2026 01:10 PM (nbLIj)

104
Read the article on FOX about Warren Michigan. Muzzies are taking over Warren.

Posted by: four seasons at September 20, 2026 01:10 PM (/QHx4)

105 And then level every mosque in the hemisphere.

And sprinkle with bacon bits.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Pig shit slurry.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 20, 2026 01:11 PM (nESHF)

106 > The Houthis are getting weapons via flights from Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, etc. And, probably, Russia and China.

It's not heavy stuff (mostly), it is stuff that can be shipped in a short container or even big boxes.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Last week, the Houthi's shot down a Saudi Air Force F-15 with gunfire. From the ground. Allegedly small arms fire. That, by itself, is fucking sad.

For the Saudi's.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 20, 2026 01:11 PM (2Cry5)

107
Having dealt with RSAF aviation cadets in the 90s here in the U.S. undergoing initial flight training at Whiting Field, if I had to describe them with a single word, it would be 'arrogant assholes.'

__________

Are there airplane drivers who aren't?.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 20, 2026 01:11 PM (eRlcH)

108 Now, for the kids at home, apply this same logic to Israel.....but you won't.

Posted by: The Spanish Inquisition at September 20, 2026 01:07 PM (V+3EO)

Are you really that stupid?

Israel has been fighting the West's battle against Islam since its rebirth in 1947.

If you think that Israel hasn't done enough, you are profoundly ignorant.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 20, 2026 01:11 PM (k5CNB)

109 I don't think "responsibility" is the issue. Either we care about oil getting out of the middle east (mainly to Europe's benefit) or we don't. We only need to care so long as oil we produce can be sold to them.

Frankly I think we should block Iran's oil to China until such time as we're satisfied Iran's nuclear program is no more, and keep our oil here. Let economic pressure force the Europeans to make peace with Russia. And we should cut the Saudis loose as they are as useless to us as the Europeans are.

But for some reason the administration wants to keep Europe going without any hard choices, and if that's the case, I think it's going to have to deal with the Houthis'

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at September 20, 2026 01:12 PM (vSvIl)

110 In a previous life I was an advisor to the Saudi military. I've never seen poorer excuses for soldiers.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 20, 2026 01:12 PM (W6d+C)

111 Last week, the Houthi's shot down a Saudi Air Force F-15 with gunfire. From the ground. Allegedly small arms fire.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 20, 2026 01:11 PM (2Cry5)

I had read that it might have been a missile, but damn! Small arms fire! That's embarrassing.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 20, 2026 01:13 PM (k5CNB)

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