happy to see that engaged, the last men in iran and that would be very serious, of course, with a greater affect of flow. but we see no signs of that so far. so the strike on the houthis, some have pointed out it is a new conflict for the united states in a way and unlike other places that it has been engaged in for years. and even some on the right are saying that he should have brought this to congress beforehand. this is what he said. and this has increased the risk of retaliation against our
that is not the base of the republican party, so you take a tough group and pull it down to 98% to get it right and yeah, you have a top governing body. it is a tough governing body. speaker johnson would agree that s an understatement. i know we had some issues, but hope to have you back here soon. i hope you have a great weekend. we will see you on sunday night. cnn news night with abby phillip starts right now. the u.s. hits the houthis with a second flurry of strikes. that s tonight on news night. good evening, i m abby phillip in new york. this hour, evidence that it is real hard to close the pandora s war chest once it s been cracked open.
U.S. President Joe Biden's blistering strikes on Yemen followed weeks of warnings to the Houthis to stop attacking Red Sea shipping - or else. Yet the Houthis continued firing drones and missiles, seemingly goading the United States to follow through on its threats. Gerald Feierstein, a former U.S. ambassador to Yemen, is among those who think the United States has given the Houthis exactly what they wanted: a fight.
tehan. as you re seeing here you ll see strikes burning. because the strikes and israel and the ongoing war in gaza. the houthis are a part of the resistance. and so they have militias that have attacked the basis in the region and they are looking to strike back and earn some respect. and perhaps this will give it to them. alex plitsas, thank you azoles. general petraeus joins me now. general petraeus, thank you so much for joining me. what is your takeaway from seeing those images of the strikes last night? precision, substantial
houthi s ability to launch drones and missiles and to store them and other capabilities that they would have including their radar sites. we know they are anxious there and we are too and everything that we re doing is to try to prevent any escalation. and earlier we spoke to reporters about this as well. they know what to do with this and we will make sure they respond along with our allies. no. [ inaudible ] the biden administration is clear they do not want a war with yemen or iran for that matter. they do not want a conflict of any kind.