On Friday's broadcast of FOX News Channel's “America Report,” Defense Department Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, responding to a question about why the U.S. is not removing the Houthis from the mission, said, “In fact, the Houthis are It is up to the Houthis to decide what action to take.” Calculations to stop the attack.
Co-host John Roberts asked, “The US military has the ability to deactivate the Houthis this afternoon, so why aren't we doing it?”
Mr. Shin replied: “Look, it's up to the Houthis to decide when to stop the attack. We know they still have the capabilities. We've never said we've eliminated everything they have, but We degraded some of their capabilities and completely thwarted them, including just early this morning when we took action against anti-ship ballistic missiles that were ready. firing at U.S. ships and commercial ships passing through the Red Sea region. Of course, we still know that the Houthis maintain and retain some capabilities. But whether they will actually stop It's up to the Houthis. That's why you've seen the dynamic attacks that we continue to launch in recent days.”
He then added that the United States factors the avoidance of regional wars into all its decisions.
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