Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds Press Briefing

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Q: This morning, the Fifth Fleet announced that they intercepted a vessel going from Yemen to -- or excuse me, from Iran to Yemen with weapons.
37% : In terms of the (dhow?) that you're referring to, my understanding is it was a stateless dhow carrying approximately 2,000 AK-47s traversing a route that has been used in the past by Iran to send weapons illegally to the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
33% : And my second question: Over a dozen special operation soldiers out of Fort Bragg, are currently being investigated by the U.S. Army for involvement with illegal drugs.
33% : Again, CENTCOM can talk more about that, but I do think to your -- to the point of your question, it highlights the instability that is fomented by countries like Iran when they have conducted these types of shipments in the past.
32% : Does this reflect on any broader problems with illegal drugs with the U.S. military in general?

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