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"america's newsroom." i'm dana perino. >> bill: the pressure has been building on the biden administration to respond to one of tehran's 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? >> it's a bit ironic coming from a houthi spokesperson giving they are using the words brutal aggression after we've seen 20 attacks from houthis against international commercial ships, u.s. vessels and others in an...

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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: let's bring in former centcom spokesman. one of the things the pentagon needs is support from the state department and the treasury department. as we've been pointing out there is $10 billion in sanctions waiver for iran remaining in effect. iran's oil shipments to china have been green lighted....

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 The Pentagon has too muchinfrastructure, and much of what it has is outdated andunnecessary.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.