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Reply #15 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:44pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:34pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:25pm:

That's not what I said but I would agree that it's more than probable.

Fair enough.

latest - nothing from Albo?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/australian-airbase-used-in-us-strike-on-h...

Editor's note 18/10/2024: The previous version of this story said "A remote Northern Territory air base has been used as a staging post for this week's major US air strike on underground Houthi weapons stores in Yemen." On Friday, the ABC approached the Defence Department asking if US aircraft involved in the strikes took off from RAAF Tindal in the Northern Territory. Defence did not confirm or deny the question and said Australia provided support "through access and overflight." The story has been updated to include a statement from a Defence spokesperson who clarified B2s were not operating out of RAAF Base Tindal. Defence declined to comment on all other questions citing operational security.

Perhaps a refueler based at Tindal, Fly over, refuel, next fuel stop Diego Garcia.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 107514 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen. Reply #16 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:48pm Setanta wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:44pm: Perhaps a refueler based at Tindal, Fly over, refuel, next fuel stop Diego Garcia. Quite likely - Diego Garcia is much closer to Yemen.
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Reply #17 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:50pm

Its difficult with all these conflicts especially in the middle east, I am no longer so sure that we are on the right side. I tend to seldom believe what the government say, not to say I believe the other side either.

Our governments seem to play favourites and the facts don't seem to matter very much.

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Reply #18 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:54pm

Dnarever wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:50pm:

Its difficult with all these conflicts especially in the middle east, I am no longer so sure that we are on the right side. I tend to seldom believe what the government say, not to say I believe the other side either.

Our governments seem to play favourites and the facts don't seem to matter very much.

It could have consequences -

could the Houthis now target Australian ships heading for or leaving the Suez canal?

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Reply #19 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 11:18pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:54pm:

could the Houthis now target Australian ships heading for or leaving the Suez canal?

Do we have any commercial ships?

Your links mention air to air refuelling these bombers didn't land here.

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Tonight’s Strikes against the Houthis in Western Yemen were carried out by B-2 “Spirit” Strategic Stealth Bombers flown from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, marking the First Combat Mission by the Bomber during the ongoing Conflict in the Middle East as well as in Years.

https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1846734164483084325

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Leftists and the Ayatollahs have a lot in common when it comes to criticism of Islam, they don't tolerate it.

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Reply #20 - Oct 19^th, 2024 at 6:02am

Baronvonrort wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 11:18pm:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:54pm:

could the Houthis now target Australian ships heading for or leaving the Suez canal?

Do we have any commercial ships?

Your links mention air to air refuelling these bombers didn't land here.

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Tonight’s Strikes against the Houthis in Western Yemen were carried out by B-2 “Spirit” Strategic Stealth Bombers flown from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, marking the First Combat Mission by the Bomber during the ongoing Conflict in the Middle East as well as in Years.

https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1846734164483084325

I'm sure we have cargo ships that use the Suez canal.

Maybe they were refueled in the air? Undecided

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chimera Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 12304 Armidale Gender:	Re: Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen. Reply #21 - Oct 19^th, 2024 at 8:25am Using Tindal is odd as refuelling could be done in the Mediterranean. But Tindal confirms that the US can reach Iran without crossing the Middle East and its defences. It's playing a mind game.
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Reply #22 - Oct 19^th, 2024 at 8:41am

chimera wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 8:25am:

Using Tindal is odd as refuelling could be done in the Mediterranean. But Tindal confirms that the US can reach Iran without crossing the Middle East and its defences. It's playing a mind game.

It probably came from Guam, refuelled over Au and Diego Garcia, same on the way back.

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35359 Gender:	Re: Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen. Reply #23 - Oct 19^th, 2024 at 9:33am the war in yemen started by the saudis with obamas support has seen 2 million people die. mainly kids now thats a genocide aided by obama and yet the leftie loons complain about 40,000 dead in gaza. the jews are so terrible at genocide unlike the obama administration was
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Reply #24 - Oct 19^th, 2024 at 9:55am

aquascoot wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 9:33am:

the war in yemen started by the saudis with obamas support has seen 2 million people die.

mainly kids

now thats a genocide

aided by obama

and yet the leftie loons complain about 40,000 dead in gaza.

the jews are so terrible at genocide

unlike the obama administration was Cry

Bibi needs to go before a Nuremberg 2 trial for crimes against humanity.

Let the court decide and have the gallows waiting outside.

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Reply #25 - Oct 19^th, 2024 at 10:34am

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:54pm:

It could have consequences -
could the Houthis now target Australian ships heading for or leaving the Suez canal?

Houthis have targeted Australian, among others, ships heading for or leaving the Suez canal for months now that's why they were bombed now.

In any case according to DFAT Australia's top five trading partners are China, Japan, the United States, the Republic of Korea and India, which is Asia Pacific.

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tallowood Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6048	Re: Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen. Reply #26 - Oct 19^th, 2024 at 10:44am To stop Houthis their khat supply and storage have to be destroyed.
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chimera Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 12304 Armidale Gender:	Re: Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen. Reply #27 - Oct 19^th, 2024 at 12:14pm What a journey! Missouri to Guam 12,000km, to Oz 3000, to Diego Garcia 6000, to Yemen 4000= 25,000 at 1010km/hour for B2. That's 25 hours for B2 with two pilots, one way. Join the air force and travel the world..
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Reply #28 - Oct 19^th, 2024 at 2:11pm

chimera wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 12:14pm:

What a journey! Missouri to Guam 12,000km, to Oz 3000, to Diego Garcia 6000, to Yemen 4000= 25,000 at 1010km/hour for B2. That's 25 hours for B2 with two pilots, one way. Join the air force and travel the world..

Wouldn't it be easier to locate the B2 bombers in Israel?

Yemen would then be only 1,800 km away.

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Reply #29 - Oct 19^th, 2024 at 2:23pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 2:11pm:

chimera wrote on Oct 19^th, 2024 at 12:14pm:

What a journey! Missouri to Guam 12,000km, to Oz 3000, to Diego Garcia 6000, to Yemen 4000= 25,000 at 1010km/hour for B2. That's 25 hours for B2 with two pilots, one way. Join the air force and travel the world..

Wouldn't it be easier to locate the B2 bombers in Israel?
Yemen would then be only 1,800 km away.

Maybe Israel in NATO instead of Ukraine?

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