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Saudi Arabia, a key Gulf ally, suspended the U.S. military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, sources say.

Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal on his plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after a key Gulf ally suspended the U.S. military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, according to two U.S. officials.

Trump surprised Gulf allies by announcing “Project Freedom” on social media Sunday afternoon, the officials said, angering leadership in Saudi Arabia. In response, the Kingdom informed the U.S. it would not allow the U.S. military to fly aircraft from Prince Sultan Airbase southeast of Riyadh or fly through Saudi airspace to support the effort, the officials said.

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[–] BigBrownDog@lemmy.world 19 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I literally cannot keep up with whether or not it's open. He's flooding the news in hopes of muddying the waters and hiding his failure.

[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

Thats why no ships took him up on his stupid offer. Except 2 token ships.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 hour ago

Wait. So, someone actually told him his idea to escort ships through his own blockade of Iran's blockade, was stupid?

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (3 children)

The US has no allies anymore. The whole world is disgusted with what has happened to America...and with the fact that nobody in America seems to care enough to meaningfully change it. Y'all need to wake the fuck up and realize you're all acting like Germans in the late 30's.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 10 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

nobody in America seems to care enough to meaningfully change it

People keep saying this as if we've all got a lever we could pull to get him out of office and just...aren't doing it. No, there's no direct way to make it happen. There's no meaningful opposition party, and no way to remove a president from office without one. The indirect ways to do it--namely, protest and primary challenges--well, a lot of us are doing that. And those who are and aren't protesting are held back by needing to work in an economic system that ties our healthcare to our employment.

The problem can't be solved in just a few months. This is a coordinated assault against liberty that began decades ago; it'd take a few years to sort out even if the entire middle and lower class was in agreement, and a sizable undereducated, propagandized population in the lower class is going to take some time to get on board.

"Wake up" and do what? Take up arms? That's a pipe dream sold by the NRA to keep conservatives buying guns. So what are we supposed to do that we're not already doing?

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 2 points 31 minutes ago (1 children)

Getting ready, I suppose. We need an actual grassroots movement with commitment and organization. General strike seems about all that's left to us

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 1 points 24 minutes ago
[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Yeah, a couple more posts on lemmy and things will change.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

Exactly...but i'm not American. This is a cross Americans have to carry. I can't change shit on my streets...but Americans can.

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 2 points 33 minutes ago* (last edited 32 minutes ago) (1 children)

We can, in theory but shit's hard in practice. Any systems for exerting collective power have been incredibly degraded, some of which has been intentional by motivated power systems. We don't have local community groups with power anymore - we need strike funds, mutual aid groups, local leadership and activism... And none of that is really in place right now.

My take is that lack of collective power is giving rise to lone gunmen types that don't feel they have any recourse

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago

A general strike, or boycotts, would accomplish more than any bullet ever could.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 hour ago

You really rallied the masses, the revolution is any day now.

[–] Sonicdemon86@lemmy.world 0 points 33 minutes ago (1 children)

Y'all need to wake the fuck up and realize you're all acting like Germans in the late 30's.

Ok what is the plan then? How do you think we should do to solve this? How many people do you think will die doing your plan? How should we fight the military as they will use them to try and stop any plans you make? Or is it that you think that we have to make our own plans?

[–] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 minutes ago

Stop expecting us to figure it out for you. The protests and May day were a good start, but you need to remember your union history too.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

It’s a shame that antipsychotics are contraindicated in the elderly.