Daniel B. Shapiro: “Finally, I will just endorse Congresswoman Manning's point that it is imperative and there is an opportunity to draw…”

We will continue to degrade and remove their capability if they continue to conduct these attacks.

Congress is a co-equal branch of government and has the power of the purse and can obviously legislate accordingly in negotiations with the executive branch.

But I would caution against the narrative that Saudi Arabia is ready to normalize relations with Israel tomorrow as long as the United States provides the right quantities of weapons, security guarantees, or civil nuclear technology.

We have an obligation to respond when United States interests are being attacked in commercial waters.