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Operation. i mean, hes the secretary of defense. as we know, the middle east doesnt take a vacation, wars dont take a vacation. the fact he did this shows incredibly poor judgment. but ill say that i dont know that its a sign that president biden isnt at the wheel. >> i will say that part of this is a narrative, which i frankly think has some bases to it that there are geopolitical crises in the world unfolding that might not be there if there were another commander in chief in the white house. ...

That initial round, i mean, just judging by that, i would find it surprising that there would be additional targets after that. but we shouldnt take this lightly. i mean, this is a quasi-state almost. youre talking about here with the -- >> it is. the houthis are actually really a government in this part of yemen. and you know, from a targeting perspective, whats interesting is you have military bases in places like the capital sana, you have air bases near there. you have a drone launch site wh...

We know that iranians are -- theyre very carefully managing this. they want to assert their intentions to regional hegemony. they want to isolate and threaten israel. they also want to decrease the credibility and influence of the united states in the region without being struck in such a way they lose their nuclear capabilities. so there is a dance going on with the iranians. and it wouldnt be surprising if they -- some of the efforts come in the form of attempted terrorist activities against u...

Bases and whoever cooperates with it no matter the cost. have you seen any response by the houthis thus far? there was also a claim they made about launching retaliatory strikes. >> so far weve not seen any kind of reaction or retaliation. and its important to remember how we got here. on november 19th we started to see these houthi attacks against commercial vessels transiting this waterway. over 50 nations have been affected by this. as you know 10, 15% of global trade transits the red sea. th...

Electronic warfare squadron. so all of those just here dealing with this threat from the houthis in yemen. and then more broadly, anderson, this whole area of command as its known in the middle east falls under u.s. central command. the biggest base there for the u.s. central command is right here in doha, and then youve got the u.s. fifth fleet that patrols the seas. that is based right here in bahrain. and then, anderson, you have thousands and thousands of u.s. troops who are all across the r...

To go after the houthi command and control infrastructure and the houthi bases in yemen, thats a different thing. thats what the administration head restraint from doing at this point. the reason why is, once you do that, you potentially open pandoras box. they are connected to a network of groups that could take action against united states that in iraq that could escalate the war across the region, in yemen, that could ultimately lead to a regional war with the draws in iran. the states in thi...

Nsc, the chairman of the joint chiefs, and the commander of u.s. central command. earlier on -- execute those strikes, and we saw those play out late in the evening. the u.s. essentially carried out the warning we have seen them threaten repeatedly, not if theyre houthi attacks on international shipping, continue the u.s. and uk will be forced to act. that is what we have seen. of course the question, where does this go from here as the houthis promised a response and the iranians essentially ge...

U.s. military has a responsibility and a right to protect shipping and the red sea. there is a commonly understood right to freedom of navigation and right of ships to proceed without harassment. the idea iota military harassment against whos ships harassing those container ships and other officials in the red sea, including u.s. military vessels, thats one thing. to go after the houthi command and control infrastructure and the houthi bases in yemen, thats a different thing. thats what the admi...

Ships have been forced to reroute in the red sea. >> houthi militants are lashing out. one senior leader issued a statement saying well confront america, make it kneel down and burn its battleships an all its bases and everyone who cooperates with it no matter the cost. >> houthi leader also called on the world to prepare for americas defeat. and vowed not abandon the people of gaza. quick look at the extreme weather affecting millions across the u.s. more than 50 million people in the southea...

Decision here and the sort of careful calibration? >> i think this is a pretty major escalation, alex. theres no question that the u.s. military has a responsibility and a right to protect shipping in the red sea. theres a commonly understood right to freedom of navigation, the right of ships to perceive that harassment. so the idea you would take military action against houthi ships that are harassing those container ships and other vessels in the red sea including u.s. military vessels, thats ...