John Cornyn: “earlier this week, the American people received the tragic news that two Navy SEALs died during a nighttime raid near…”

“earlier this week, the American people received the tragic news that two Navy SEALs died during a nighttime raid near Somalia. Somalia is a world away from here, but what happens in that region has a direct impact on us here at home because one of these Navy SEALs was from the great State of Texas. These men and their brave comrades were seizing a vessel that was carrying Iranian-made arms intended for Houthi rebels in Yemen. I know, after 9/11, there was a famous country-western song--I think ``Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)''--and one of the lines was, `I don't know the difference between Iraq and Iran.' Well, the truth is, the American people have had to learn a lot about world geography, unfortunately, because things that happen far away from our shores have a direct impact on us and on the potential for regional war or worse to break out. The Houthis, as some may know, are a terrorist group. They occupy Yemen, which is south of Saudi Arabia and right next to Oman. You may have to get out your maps to place it. But this is a terrorist group that has been engaged in a civil war in Yemen for many years now and has attacked Saudi Arabia and has been subject to retaliation by Saudi Arabia and the Emirates for some time now. But, unfortunately, they have proven to be enormously resilient. They have a disturbing ideology. They are known for their saying ``God is great. Death to America. Death to Israel. Curse on the Jews.…”