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I think you all know very well that the Houthis committed an act of significant aggression in, uh, taking over Sana some years ago, moving through the country, committing acts of aggression against our partners, Saudi Arabia, committing human rights abuses and other atrocities, creating an environment in which we've seen extremist groups fill some of the vacuums that that were created.
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But at the same time, we've seen a campaign led by Saudi Arabia that has also contributed to what is by many estimates, the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today.
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And that's saying something on DSO.
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It's vitally important, even in the midst of this crisis that we do everything we can to get humanitarian assistance to the people of Yemen who are in desperate need.
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And what we wanna make sure is that any steps we're taking do not get in the way of providing that assistance theme.
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The Houthis controlled territory that I believe, um, contains about 80% of Yemen's population.
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And so we want to make sure that any of these steps, including the designation, uh, don't make what is already, uh, incredibly difficult task Even more difficult.
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That is the provision of humanitarian aid, uh, to the people of Yemen.
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So we're taking a very urgent and very close look at that way.
