Missiles launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen landed near a U.S. Navy ship operating in the Red Sea that had responded to a distress call in the Gulf of Aden. CERL Executive Board member General Joseph Votel joined CBS News to discuss the details of the incident and the possibility of a direct response from the United States.

General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.) is the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security at the Middle East Institute and a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.

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