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John Kirby:

I think it'd be pollyannaish for us to think that there couldn't or may not be some kind of retaliatory strike by the Houthis, we're watching this very closely, we have taken the requisite necessary precautions in the region, to make sure we're ready for that, should occur. These strikes were meant to disrupt and degrade their ability to conduct these strikes, and so we think we had good effect on that. We're still assessing the battle damage, assessment of these strikes, so we think we had a good effect. We'll see what happens. The Houthis have a choice to make here now Margaret, and the right choice is to stop these reckless attacks. '''And no matter what they say, this is not about "punishing" Israel, I mean, one of the ships they took a shot at yesterday was a Panamanian flag that was taken Russian oil, had nothing to do with Israel...'''</small></blockquote>

I think it'd be pollyannaish for us to think that there couldn't or may not be some kind of retaliatory strike by the Houthis, we're watching this very closely, we have taken the requisite necessary precautions in the region, to make sure we're ready for that, should occur. These strikes were meant to disrupt and degrade their ability to conduct these strikes, and so we think we had good effect on that. We're still assessing the battle damage, assessment of these strikes, so we think we had a good effect. We'll see what happens. The Houthis have a choice to make here now Margaret, and the right choice is to stop these reckless attacks. '''And no matter what they say, this is not about "punishing" Israel, I mean, one of the ships they took a shot at yesterday was a Panamanian flag that was taken Russian oil, had nothing to do with Israel...'''</small></blockquote>

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By Kasturi Chakraborty.October 8, 2023.<blockquote>In a horrifying display of violence, the Islamic Fascist Republic of Iran-backed Hamas, in conjunction with other terror groups....

By Kasturi Chakraborty.October 8, 2023.<blockquote>In a horrifying display of violence, the Islamic Fascist Republic of Iran-backed Hamas, in conjunction with other terror groups....