Myriam Francois hits back during interview over Houthis' blockade of shipments in Red Sea

Dr Fran I mean there are many who were saying that frankly the Biden Administration should have acted sooner and faster that hundreds of billions of dollars uh has been put at risk because the houthis have held uh this area in the Red Sea um at Ransom sorry so just let me get this straight yela so we are bombing the poorest one of the poorest countries in the world that has been under a humanitarian blockade there has been famine these people have been decimated and we are bombing them because a couple of guys in dingies in support for the Palestinians who are having a genocide committed against them they're objecting to that and we're bombing them come on now I mean this is just an insane world for us to even think I'm so sorry your Amazon packages are delayed I really am like I wish mine came on time but you know genocide guys genocide there are two mothers a day dying in Gaza right now it's 109 days into a conflict in which a as humanitarian crisis has been declared to the world day in day out by the way by the way Dr franois there are many who are Yemen Watchers who are who Monitor and follow the houthis who say this is doing wonders for their branding actually that it isn't just the Palestinian cause that they're focused on so call a ceas fire now and end the positive branding if you want to stop the houthis doing what they're doing then call a you genely believe that the huies would would stop doing what they're doing if they have literally said that that's why they're doing what they're doing they have not previously blocked those routes for any other reason except this one so yes I do and I also think the West needs to start to understand that you cannot just go around playing Cowboys in the world there are consequences to your actions you cannot just go around bombing people's countries ignoring international law and expect no repercussions for every cause there is a consequence and just because you don't like a couple of guys trying to resist I me fact are now prescribed terrorists according to Western governments to the people the Saudi back government which is essentially our but but the yemenis who live uh you know under houthi rule talk about the fact that this group continues to terrorize them as well that's I no fan of the houthis apart from when they're blockading in favor of a ceasefire which should have been called a long time ago 25,000 people are dead in Gaza right now there are over 60,000 people injured with no access to Food Water Aid how dare we have a conversation about trade when there are children right now being treated without anesthetic there are things that require us to make some sa this would be one they do have the global economy Global markets hostage good for them Bill Brer good for them cease fire now cease fire now we're going to have to uh leave it uh there but um uh Dr you cannot allow these people to be decimated and expect there to be no consequences I think that is a a you know a separate conversation

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Length: 3min 11sec (191 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 24 2024