Subject: Re: WHY does Israel have to wait for
Sinking an Iranian ship is an act of war. But if you're not willing to back it up with actual war against Iran, then the Iranian government knows that you're not going to do anything to really hurt them.

Uh, huh. So sinking ships doesn't hurt a country? I think that's not quite right.
The point isn't to go Audie Murphy on them, the point is something between a hand to the chest all the way up to a palm heel to the nose. You're describing full on double-leg-takedown-to-ground-and-pound...which is another level above.

Since we're not going to do that over the Houthis of all things, they know full well that a threat to attack is an empty one.

Okay, so in your mind there's literally nothing the US can do to get the Iranians to tone it down. We are completely helpless in the face of their awesome capabilities in the region.

So why are we bothering to said ships in the Red Sea?