threatening to retaliate for something the houthis started? >> because the houthis much like hezbollah and hamas they are all iranian proxy forces. but what the iranians did, they put a ship into the red sea era. it's an intelligence gathering ship they are providing terminal guidance for houthis attacks. this is one of the ways we can send a message to iran if these attacks continue that ship is sunk we need to say that very clearly to them. the iranians are just picking at it we need to note this administration will not go hard on the iranians they should but they won't. so what you have to do is fall back and say okay if you're not going to do that then what should you do? part is that is take out their proxies, the houthis there's military strength to do it you don't have any other option in that ship which is in fact an intelligence gathering ship there was one before that the