This [is] not about the Houthis. I see it as two things: 1) Restoring Freedom of Navigation, a core national interest; and 2) Reestablish deterrence, which Biden cratered.
Pete Hegseth: “This [is] not about the Houthis. I see it as two things: 1) Restoring Freedom of Navigation, a core national interest…”
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Hegseth outlines the rationale for military action beyond the immediate conflict.
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