satterfield, who is our coordinator and that is the statement i got from him a couple days ago. happy to share it with you. >> it would only require him to ask an actual security adviser. >> thank you. if i could have a few more minutes, look, i want to pick up on a couple of questions raised by senator kaine. an ambassador schapiro, good to see you. which is, you know, there's been lots of discussion here about our actions against the houthis and i am fully in support of protecting waterways. but let's also recognize that the houthi action has been in response to the war on gaza. would you not agree with that, mr. schapiro? >> thank you, senator. i would certainly agree that the houthis have made the claim that that is the original motivation for their attacks. i think they made some other claims along the way. i would just simply say that whatever the rationale or reason or claim that the houthis or any other organization would make for conducting these kinds of attacks, there is no legitimacy to them. >> ambassador, i agree with you that there is no legitimacy. there is no di