Bill Roggio

Some of these are very easy to answer. And some, especially when you're dealing with the best way, a mercurial leader like President Trump, it really depends on his mood and his vision. And again, I just can't get inside his decision-making loop, which is interesting. And by the way, in many ways, his unpredictability A lot of people view that as a negative. I view it as an asset.

Some of these are very easy to answer. And some, especially when you're dealing with the best way, a mercurial leader like President Trump, it really depends on his mood and his vision. And again, I just can't get inside his decision-making loop, which is interesting. And by the way, in many ways, his unpredictability A lot of people view that as a negative. I view it as an asset.

Some of these are very easy to answer. And some, especially when you're dealing with the best way, a mercurial leader like President Trump, it really depends on his mood and his vision. And again, I just can't get inside his decision-making loop, which is interesting. And by the way, in many ways, his unpredictability A lot of people view that as a negative. I view it as an asset.

Our enemies and our adversaries have to look at that and say, you know, I'm not really sure about this guy. And we need to really consider whether we want to negotiate in good faith or not, or we want to conduct this type of attack, or we want to do this to raise the ire of President Trump. Yeah.

Our enemies and our adversaries have to look at that and say, you know, I'm not really sure about this guy. And we need to really consider whether we want to negotiate in good faith or not, or we want to conduct this type of attack, or we want to do this to raise the ire of President Trump. Yeah.

Our enemies and our adversaries have to look at that and say, you know, I'm not really sure about this guy. And we need to really consider whether we want to negotiate in good faith or not, or we want to conduct this type of attack, or we want to do this to raise the ire of President Trump. Yeah.

The Houthis are a militia terrorist organization that's taken control of, I would say, about half of Yemen. It did this in the mid-2010s, about 2015. It's backed by Iran, so it's one of Iran's, what they call the axis of resistance. These are the Shia militias that span the Middle East and Iraq and Syria and Gaza and the West Bank.

The Houthis are a militia terrorist organization that's taken control of, I would say, about half of Yemen. It did this in the mid-2010s, about 2015. It's backed by Iran, so it's one of Iran's, what they call the axis of resistance. These are the Shia militias that span the Middle East and Iraq and Syria and Gaza and the West Bank.

The Houthis are a militia terrorist organization that's taken control of, I would say, about half of Yemen. It did this in the mid-2010s, about 2015. It's backed by Iran, so it's one of Iran's, what they call the axis of resistance. These are the Shia militias that span the Middle East and Iraq and Syria and Gaza and the West Bank.

Lebanon, of course, being Hezbollah, being what used to be the premier militia, probably still is. The Houthis have become a very influential militia, particularly since the Israelis responded to Hamas's devastating attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023. One month after the attack, the Houthis said that it would attack Israel, as well as Western and international shipping moving to the

Lebanon, of course, being Hezbollah, being what used to be the premier militia, probably still is. The Houthis have become a very influential militia, particularly since the Israelis responded to Hamas's devastating attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023. One month after the attack, the Houthis said that it would attack Israel, as well as Western and international shipping moving to the

Lebanon, of course, being Hezbollah, being what used to be the premier militia, probably still is. The Houthis have become a very influential militia, particularly since the Israelis responded to Hamas's devastating attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023. One month after the attack, the Houthis said that it would attack Israel, as well as Western and international shipping moving to the

Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. So they've been firing missiles and drones and other military hardware that it's accumulated first from taking over the Yemeni government and also being supplied by the Iranians. International shipping, a significant portion, I think it's like 15% of the international shipping leaves through the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal.

Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. So they've been firing missiles and drones and other military hardware that it's accumulated first from taking over the Yemeni government and also being supplied by the Iranians. International shipping, a significant portion, I think it's like 15% of the international shipping leaves through the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal.

Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. So they've been firing missiles and drones and other military hardware that it's accumulated first from taking over the Yemeni government and also being supplied by the Iranians. International shipping, a significant portion, I think it's like 15% of the international shipping leaves through the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal.

And it's driven on shipping costs, shipping times. And also, they've directly attacked U.S. warships. So the Biden administration delisted the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization immediately after taking office.

And it's driven on shipping costs, shipping times. And also, they've directly attacked U.S. warships. So the Biden administration delisted the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization immediately after taking office.

And it's driven on shipping costs, shipping times. And also, they've directly attacked U.S. warships. So the Biden administration delisted the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization immediately after taking office.

The Biden administration believed that the designation prevented aid from flowing into Yemen. And so the Trump administration designated his entire organization on its way out the door in January 2021. And the Biden administration came in. It's one of the first things it did was delist the entities, which absolutely made no sense.

The Biden administration believed that the designation prevented aid from flowing into Yemen. And so the Trump administration designated his entire organization on its way out the door in January 2021. And the Biden administration came in. It's one of the first things it did was delist the entities, which absolutely made no sense.