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Still not enough. fox & friends starts right now. and, remember, your mornings are better with friends and i m so glad you are here because we need an update on what is taking place overseas in yemen. ainsley: absolutely. it s a big story. a fox news alert. the u.s. and u.k. using jets and ainsley: the u.s. and u.k. are using jets, they are using warships as well as submarines to strike at least 60 targets at 16 different houthi military sites in yemen overnight hitting air defense systems. weapons facilities and launch sites. this military action comes in response to the iranian-backed group, houthis, repeated attacks on commercial ships in the red sea, making it very dangerous for them to travel houthis ....
Launched 27 attacks as they try to launch a blockade of israel. lawrence: houthis not backing down the u.s. and u.k. quote committed foolishness with this treacherous aggression and they were wrong if they thought they would deter yemen from supporting palestine and gaza. brian: president biden saying we will not can measures to protect our people and free flow of international commerce as necessary. meanwhile all of this comes as secretary of defense lloyd austin still in the hospital says he basically directed it from his lap table on his hospital bed. let s bring in brigadier general rob spalding, u.s. air force. general, your thought about our decision to hit the houthis last night? well, you know, every time we drop a bomb or pull a trigger it s a policy failure. in this case what happened was three years ago the administration said they were ....
Be a better policy outcome for the united states. it s not, it s costing us blood and treasure. we are just not making the right decisions in the region. i just can t explain it. ainsley: general, what is your response to lloyd austin? he has been in the hospital. this was a secretive hospital visit. and he is still in the hospital. we re making major decisions going, you know, attacking the houthis. what is your reaction to that? how do you think that this all plays out and do you think he needs to be held accountable for that? well, there is no doubt that chain of command is absolutely paramount. you know, i think a lot of people are just very surprised and shocked that the secretary, who is a retired four star, that knows that he has a responsibility to notify and change that authority. that is inexplicable. steve: yeah, no kidding. that s why the inspector general at the pentagon is launching an internal investigation. i think we know what they re going to say. somebody dropp ....
Drones down it cost about $2 million. we are going to run out of rockets. we had to do something. these are some of the major targets. meanwhile this comes as our deference secretary still in the hospital following complications we hear from treatment for prostate cancer. alexandria hoff joins us now from washington. alex? hi, brian, a senior military official indicated that the last straw so to speak was tuesday when the houthis launched their largest attack so far. that s when president biden called his national security team and directed lloyd austin to carry out a response, meaning in a secretary austin signed off military hospital stay had been kept secret from the president, top defense officials and congress. austin does remain hospitalized and provides this about yesterday s strikes by the u.s., u.k. and partners saying, quote ....
Think you will convert them religiously? it s not just their religion, i mean, understand that we have given money to the iranians they are giving money and weapons. they can all the religion they want. if they don t have money and weapons, they can t do anything against us. i think this is a big problem. you know. if we did a lot more thinking we could do a lot less fighting. ainsley: we know they support hamas. they are backed by iran as you said. joe biden in 2021 stripped the houthis of their terrorist designation. so who exactly are they and what exactly do they want? obviously fighting for control of yemen and they are aligned religiously and ideologically with iran as is much of the region, so i think what they want, obviously, is what anybody wants in their region is to control that area ....