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"americas newsroom." im dana perino. >> bill: the pressure has been building on the biden administration to respond to one of tehrans many proxies in the middle east, houthis are just one of them. since mid november the houthis have been attacking ships in the red sea with impunity until now. the underlying question will iran, which backs the houthis, get this message? >> its a bit ironic coming from a houthi spokesperson giving they are using the words brutal aggression after weve see...

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You know how much money they have now? >> about half of the ships in the ghost armada fly the flag of panama. they demanded the state department put pressure on panama to defund smuggling ships. iran has to go through so many ships to avoid sanctions it only sees a fraction of its oil revenue. >> dana: lets bring in former centcom spokesman. one of the things the pentagon needs is support from the state department and the treasury department. as weve been pointing out there is $10 billion in san...

Base Realignment and Closure is not about jobs, nor should it be.It is about national security. The Pentagon has too muchinfrastructure, and much of what it has is outdated andunnecessary. A successful BRAC will help the Pentagon to providenational security, which is the most appropriate contribution theDefense Department can make to the U.S. economy.

Base closures are important for military modernization and fiscalresponsibility and that, furthermore, base closings can createopportunities for private economic development. Congress shouldfocus on efficiently and effectively protecting the United States,not on saving specific bases.

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Fighting terrorism instead of pursuing other agendas in iraq. jennifer griffin is live for us at the pentagon with more. jennifer? >> trace, the presidents comments could jeopardize the u.s. militarys ability to stay in iraq, which the pentagon needs as a base to counter iraq in syria and counter iran. the president made his remarks in a pre-super bowl interview with cbs. >> all i want to do is watch iran. we have an unbelievable and expensive military base built in iraq. were going to keep watc...

Hollowed out. the president has said we need to make sure we fill the resources that the pentagon needs and so thats our first priority with the spending bill and we also have border security needs. the president is also interested in finding a resolution to daca. he has said that but he believes that should not be tied to a spending bill or basically you are holding the government hostage. >> sandra: he has until march to make a decision on that and by senate democrats are making it a key issue...