Waltz on Houthi Rebels Firing Missiles at U.S. Navy: ‘We Have to Go After Iran Itself’

CHAFFETZ I want to ░░░░░░░░ congressman Your service in ░░░░░░░░ military is vital here ░░░░░░░░ know the Americans assets ░░░░░░░░ personnel have been attacked ░░░░░░░░ than 100 times and ░░░░░░░░ seem to respond to ░░░░░░░░ or defend ourselves to ░░░░░░░░ degree but we ve ░░░░░░░░ service members one was ░░░░░░░░ and was in critical ░░░░░░░░ Are we just going ░░░░░░░░ continue to take incoming ░░░░░░░░ or are we actually ░░░░░░░░ to do something about ░░░░░░░░ WALTZ Yeah Jason this ░░░░░░░░ just maddening I can ░░░░░░░░ you on good authority ░░░░░░░░ our ship captains right ░░░░░░░░ being fired upon by ░░░░░░░░ Houthis with Iranian made ░░░░░░░░ trained anti ship missiles ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ to shoot back at ░░░░░░░░ shooters themselves They only ░░░░░░░░ the authority to shoot ░░░░░░░░ the missiles It s ░░░░░░░░ telling a cop who ░░░░░░░░ being shot at You ░░░░░░░░ dodge the bullets you ░░░░░░░░ swat down the bullets ░░░░░░░░ you can t shoot ░░░░░░░░ shooter That s what ░░░░░░░░ have to be the ░░░░░░░░ to do Not only ░░░░░░░░ out the Houthis that ░░░░░░░░ launching these things at ░░░░░░░░ ships and at international ░░░░░░░░ this is an attack ░░░░░░░░ the whole world because ░░░░░░░░ of global trade passes ░░░░░░░░ that sea but we ░░░░░░░░ to go after Iran ░░░░░░░░ And what President Trump ░░░░░░░░ was that only when ░░░░░░░░ take out something Iran ░░░░░░░░ about one of its ░░░░░░░░ generals some of its ░░░░░░░░ assets only when you ░░░░░░░░ the regime itself will ░░░░░░░░ be restored Sometimes you ░░░░░░░░ to escalate to deescalate ░░░░░░░░ this administration is so ░░░░░░░░ of escalation eventually Jason ░░░░░░░░ of these missiles are ░░░░░░░░ to get through It ░░░░░░░░ going to sink one ░░░░░░░░ our ships it s ░░░░░░░░ to do more than ░░░░░░░░ critically wound it s ░░░░░░░░ to have a catastrophic ░░░░░░░░ to one of our ░░░░░░░░ And meanwhile Iran looks ░░░░░░░░ the tough guy around ░░░░░░░░ Middle East and the ░░░░░░░░ States once again under ░░░░░░░░ Biden looks feckless and ░░░░░░░░ So the ramifications of ░░░░░░░░ are broad and wide ░░░░░░░░ finally all of those ░░░░░░░░ that we re surging ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East they ░░░░░░░░ be in the Pacific ░░░░░░░░ China That aircraft carrier ░░░░░░░░ USS Ford should have ░░░░░░░░ home by Christmas So ░░░░░░░░ it s family you ░░░░░░░░ those family members of ░░░░░░░░ sailors are saying You ░░░░░░░░ what Maybe the military ░░░░░░░░ t for us Maybe ░░░░░░░░ don t re enlist ░░░░░░░░ were supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ you re not allowed ░░░░░░░░ fully defend yourself you ░░░░░░░░ not allowed to take ░░░░░░░░ the shooters you ll ░░░░░░░░ treated badly by our ░░░░░░░░ and by our own ░░░░░░░░ if you have some ░░░░░░░░ of car accident and ░░░░░░░░ wonder why we re ░░░░░░░░ the worst recruiting retention ░░░░░░░░ since Vietnam It s ░░░░░░░░ of bad policy by ░░░░░░░░ bad leadership by this ░░░░░░░░ House CHAFFETZ Congressman Michael ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ in our military and ░░░░░░░░ for joining us on ░░░░░░░░ Morning Futures.’”