February 3, 2024 HEATHER COX RICHARDSON FEB 4 https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/february-3-2024?r=1izlr0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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February 3, 2024

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

FEB 4, 2024

Another marker for today:

Yesterday, after the U.S. military’s strike on more than 85 targets at four facilities in Syria and three in Iraq used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the militant groups it sponsors, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby was clear that there would be additional responses to the attacks on U.S. troops. 

Today, U.S. and British forces launched strikes against 13 military targets in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis, who have disrupted international shipping by attacking international vessels in the Red Sea. The coalition struck against “deeply buried weapons storage facilities, missile systems and launchers, air defense systems, and radars,” according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Austin continued: “This collective action sends a clear message to the Houthis that they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not end their illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels. We will not hesitate to defend lives and the free flow of commerce in one of the world's most critical waterways.”

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https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3665867/statement-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-coalition-strikes-in-ho/

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George Cravens

13 hrs ago

From what I’ve heard, the attacks were carefully measured and focused on taking out capabilities (logistics, launchers, etc). This seems like the right approach, which minimizes escalation and maximizes the cost to the supporters of the bad guys.

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Pat Russiano

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Thank you Heather for the short and to the point markers as you call them

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