Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

This is the flag of the Houthis [1], they are sponsored by Iran, as are the likes of Hezbollah, and Hamas. They have similar language in their charters.

How is that not casus belli?

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarkha



US first started bombing Yemen in 2002. That flag was adopted by Yemen in 2014


That slogan has been around since 2002. The U.S. carried out a targeted strike against a leader of Al-Qaeda in Yemen, an enemy of the Houthi movement. Using U.S. foreign policy to somehow excuse a flag calling for "death to America, death to Israel, curse on the Jews" is a moral failure.


Why would that be any casus belli?


Do you think threats and missiles from an adversary are insufficient cause for war?


Yes. They didn't attack the US. We attacked them with no casus belli. Operation Epstein Fuckup.


[flagged]


Hm, I wonder which country overthrew the Iranian government in the 50s and replaced it with a dictatorship…


How is that relevant? There’s no exception to self defense for countries we once meddled with.




Consider applying for YC's Summer 2026 batch! Applications are open till May 4

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: