Hegseth Says Houthi Red Sea Defeat As 'Tailored Operation' | Critics Slam Hegseth As ‘Attempt To...’ - video Dailymotion

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has described America’s widely perceived failure against Yemen’s Houthis as a “tailored operation,” claiming the goal was freedom of navigation and not the protection of Israeli-linked vessels. Notably, Hegseth made no mention of Israel during his statement. Critics argue the Pentagon has rebranded a humiliating military result, after months of failed deterrence against Houthi strikes in the Red Sea. The Pentagon's shifting rhetoric has sparked fresh debate over U.S. credibility, especially in light of its deep alliance with Israel.    #Hegseth #HouthiAttacks #RedSeaConflict #PentagonNews #USNavy #MiddleEastCrisis #IsraelAlly #TailoredOperation #MilitaryFailure #HegsethStatement #FreedomOfNavigation #RedSeaWar #HouthisVsUS #USMilitary #IsraelNotMentioned #GazaWarImpact #USDefeat #Geopolitics #DefenseNews #YemenConflict  ~HT.318~ED.102~GR.125~

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00:00I'll give you a few minutes to address those, and then we'll take a few more.

00:03Well, the opening question is a very good one.

00:06It's a fair one.

00:08When an incoming administration comes into the world the way that it is,

00:13existing set of threats, I mentioned deferred maintenance,

00:17and as a result, we never would and have not turned our back on existing relationships,

00:23existing responsibilities, existing threats.

00:25So when it comes to the very tailored operation we had against the Houthis,

00:33which easily could have expanded into something else if we did not maintain focus on what the end state was,

00:40freedom of navigation was our goal from the beginning.

00:42We used unrelenting military force to execute that,

00:46provided capabilities in order to protect our troops and forces in the region in the process,

00:50which requires some trade-offs, but intentionally kept the scope narrow so that it didn't spiral into something bigger,

00:59and we could ensure we maintain combat power or other potentialities.

01:04We stand prepared to ensure that Iran does not get a nuclear bomb.

01:10We're committed to peace.

01:11We believe that's the most fruitful process, and there have been great signs,

01:14but it would be irresponsible for the Department of Defense not to posture to protect our forces and our allies and our bases in the region.

01:23So that requires trade-offs in the short term.

01:26But that's our job.

01:27I started working with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and others to ensure globally we're looking at the entire picture

01:32and allocating resources at certain times and certain places with a specific end state,

01:40with an understanding that eventually we need to make choices that shift to our priority location.

01:48I'll note that the border, from our perspective, our border is not a deviation from that at all.

01:54President Trump has made that key from the beginning, securing our skies, our southern border.

01:59When you have 21 million people whose intentions you don't know what they are enter your country,

02:04we call that an invasion.

02:06That's unacceptable, and that's why we focused on that from day one,

02:10and we will use all resources necessary to secure that southern border.

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Hegseth Says Houthi Red Sea Defeat As 'Tailored Operation' | Critics Slam Hegseth As ‘Attempt To...’

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