CERL Executive Board member General Joseph Votel spoke on Fox about the recent strikes on U.S. forces by Iranian proxies in the Middle East, as well as the recent Houthi attack on a ship in the Red Sea with links to Israel. Deterrence without escalation will be key for 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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