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Rep Sherman calls for naval forces in Ethiopian conflict...

Posted: 24 Oct 2021, 06:09
by Aba
..."I'm reluctant to expose American armed forces to risk their safety at any time," Sherman said during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing this week. "But the American Navy could interrupt Eritrean commerce on the high seas at any time, and it would certainly be just to do so – as long as Eritrea blockades humanitarian aid to the people of Tigray."

...Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., who sponsored the bill, and co-sponsor Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., also did not respond to Fox News' questions. 

Since the conflict began, reports have surfaced alleging both Ethiopian and Eritrean forces have worked to stop food aid from entering Tigray and the surrounding regions. 

According to a report earlier this month by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), food aid was delivered to just 57,000 people in Tigray during the week of Oct. 7-13 – a figure that represents 1 percent of those needing food assistance...
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-sh ... frustrated

Re: Rep Sherman calls for naval forces in Ethiopian conflict...

Posted: 24 Oct 2021, 06:22
by Zmeselo
Psychos, rule the world! :lol:


Re: Rep Sherman calls for naval forces in Ethiopian conflict...

Posted: 24 Oct 2021, 07:28
by Aba
..."I'm reluctant to expose American armed forces to risk their safety at any time," Sherman said during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing this week. "But the American Navy could interrupt Eritrean commerce on the high seas at any time, and it would certainly be just to do so – as long as Eritrea blockades humanitarian aid to the people of Tigray."

...Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., who sponsored the bill, and co-sponsor Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., also did not respond to Fox News' questions. 

Since the conflict began, reports have surfaced alleging both Ethiopian and Eritrean forces have worked to stop food aid from entering Tigray and the surrounding regions. 

According to a report earlier this month by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), food aid was delivered to just 57,000 people in Tigray during the week of Oct. 7-13 – a figure that represents 1 percent of those needing food assistance...
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-sh ... frustrated

Re: Rep Sherman calls for naval forces in Ethiopian conflict...

Posted: 24 Oct 2021, 07:42
by Aba