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Hospital today, and hes been there nearly two weeks, but he was informed and took part in these strikes. of course, hes the one who has to give the order. but its notable yesterday in pennsylvania, while the president says he has confidence in lloyd austin, he did say it was not right for the defense secretary not to notify him that he was in the hospital. neil: all right, my friend, got it. the fallout from the former centcom commander. commander, i do want to pure were -- pursue a little more ...

Destroyed thursday night. president bidens been facing some criticism over why he has not listed the houthis as a terrorist group. if you recall when he took office, one of his first actions was to delist the houthis. he was asked about this yesterday in pennsylvania. >> its irrelevant whether theyre designated. weve put together a group of nations that are going to say if they continue to act and behave as they do, well respond. >> how are concerned are you on the strikes -- [inaudible] >> im v...

Their candidate finally won — and you can see it from the flags and the confetti flying around — is happening against a very tense geopolitical backdrop. beijing is watching this very carefully because china claims taiwan as its own. the united states is a very strong ally to taiwan and it sees it as a partner in countering taiwans influence and assertiveness in the region. and with that, the dpp comes to powerfor a third time with william lai now as the leader, maintaining that policy, some...

Deterrence is not possible by coercion alone. but that this coalition that has been formed may need to completely destroy the houthis means of power and projection. that is within our capacity to be able to do so. the houthis are a rebel group inside yemen. if we cannot eliminate their ability to project power, weve got some serious thinking do in terms of increasing our capabilities. but the other point that id add, and i appreciate the opportunity, this should also be a wake-up call that the u...

The rental car by its very nature is supposed to be punished by the user. you pay insurance for it. you do whatever you want to it is not the reverse. we dont take on r special responsibilitiesre with the rental car and you dont put commerce before technology is great to innovate and create. but you dont throw out the old coat until you have a better one. this has been driven by activism and wishful thinking exceeded the infrastructure and capabilities of the industry itself and the media brough...

I mean look at that crowd in yemen that showed up for the houthis what does this do for houthis? how does this embolden them? and how does that affect or bolster ironic? exactly. i am not surprised all of this squawking by the houthis leadership they took over the 2015 over and yemen that is straight out of irans playbook. a lot of it is to score political points on their own free do not forget they are in a back channel peace negotiation with saudi arabia so they are always looking to score pro...

Missile attacks on commercial ships in the red sea. phil mud is a former cia counter terrorism official and the author of several books on intelligence and the cia, phil, great to see you. >> thanks. >> so this second strike appears to be aimed at a radar facility that was being used to target ships in the red sea. do we have a sense yet of how much these attacks have actually diminished houthi capabilities? >> i think you used the right word and that is about diminish. this is about deterrence,...

To have said "we have voted, "theyre now in power, "they have to deliver", not just on safeguarding and maintaining the peace and making sure that the defense capabilities are in place. but also on domestic issues. at the heart of it is economy, the employment and the housing. so for people here in taiwan, they want a lot from their government when it comes to issues of their daily lives. but in the back of their minds, theyre also thinking how beijing is going to react to this vote. well, lets ...

Bahrain in the region think are obviously going to be a key player. australia and other countries you mentioned, these are some of our closest allies. they have excellent intelligence collection capabilities. really what they add above all is the support of diplomatic heft. its good to know you you have allies in your corner prepared to support you. even if that just means moral support. the more assets, the more intelligence information they can share and devote to this mission, the better. >> ...

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...