We knew that they were going to hit potentially our bases in the region, potentially our allies. We knew about the Straits of Hormuz. All of these things I think were fairly well known. And The Houthis ability to close the Red Sea, which they've not yet done, but which would be catastrophic to the world. Everybody knows somebody who has had an unexpected tragedy. You lose a parent, a spouse and that person, to compound the tragedy, didn't have life insurance. (24:11–24:17)
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Asserts that the Houthis have the ability to close the Red Sea, which would have catastrophic global consequences.
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