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Y. AIR AMERICA. >> Sandra: JEN GRIFFIN LIVE. OUT OF WASHINGTON. >> John: TO THE WEST COAST. A LOOK AT SAN DIEGO WHERE THE. U.S. IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, ARE WE. GOING TO SEE THE PICTURE? I GUESS WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE. THE PICTURE. CVN 72 IS BACK HOME AGAIN IN SAN. DIEGO HARBOR. THERE WE GO. WE'VE GOT SOME WATER SOMEWHERE. ALSO ALERTED THAT IRAN'S OIL. LIFELINE IS TAKING A MAJOR HIT. U.S. TREASURY OFFICIAL TELLING. REUTERS IRAN HAS STOPPED LOADING. AND UNLOADING CRUDE OIL TANKERS.

WITH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. BLOCKADE. NEW SANCTIONS TIGHTENING THE. PRESSURE LET'S BRING IN RETIRED. TWO STAR MARINE CORPS. GENERAL ARNOLD PUNARO. HE IS THE CEO OF THE PUNARO. GROUP. GENERAL, THANKS FOR BEING WITH. US AS WE ARE ENDEAVORING TO GET. SOME PICTURES OF THE LINCOLN. RETURNING BACK HOME TO SAN. DIEGO. PRESIDENT TRUMP PUTTING OUT ON. TRUTH SOCIAL THIS MORNING, I. THINK THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO AN. ARTICLE IN THE ATLANTIC WHICH TO. ME MADE NO SENSE AT ALL. THAT THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS. THINKING OF ATTACKING IRAN AGAIN.

PRIOR TO THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS. BECAUSE HE'S WORRIED ABOUT THE. HIGH PRICE OF OIL. THE PRESIDENT SAYING "WE WILL. NOT BE ATTACKING IRAN ANY TIME. PRIOR TO THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS. TO BE HELD IN THE UNITED STATES. ON NOVEMBER 3RD. IRAN WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR. WEAPON.". WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IDEA. BEFORE. MAYBE NOVEMBER 4TH IS A. COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MATTER, GENERAL. >> JOHN, LET ME START BY SAYING. WHAT WE JUST HEARD FROM. JENNIFER GRIFFIN WHO IS THE GOLD. STANDARD FOR NATIONAL SECURITY. REPORTERS, WHAT SHE SAID IS.

GOSPEL. BECAUSE CHINA IS PLAYING IN THE. MIDDLE EAST IN THE VERY SCENARIO. YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT, UNDER THE. LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMANDER IN. CHIEF, THE U.S. MILITARY. INCLUDING THE. USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN THAT JUST. RETURNED HOME AND WAS AWARDED. THE HIGHEST AWARD A UNIT CAN GET. IN COMBAT, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT. CITATION, THEY WERE PART OF THE. U.S. MILITARY SIGNIFICANTLY. DEGRADING IRAN'S CONVENTIONAL. CAPABILITY AND NUCLEAR AMBITIONS. BUT LET'S NOT CONFUSE DEGRADED. WITH DEFEATED BECAUSE A WOUNDED.

ENEMY WHICH IRAN IS STILL VERY. DANGEROUS. AND BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GO. HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE U.S. MILITARY, IRAN IS THE ONE THAT. IS ACTUALLY WIDENING THE WAR. RIGHT NOW FOR THE BEST EXAMPLE. IS THEIR TERRORIST PROXIES, THE. HOUTHIS, MAJOR ATTACKS ON. SAUDI ARABIA THAT RESULTED IN. SIGNIFICANT CASUALTIES. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE THE. PRESIDENT IS COMING FROM AND. TAKING A HARD LOOK AT THE. CURRENT SITUATION IN RESPONDING. TO MEDIA REPORTS THAT HE WAS. GETTING READY TO START.

ADDITIONAL ATTACKS. >> John: I THINK THE HOUTHIS. ARE DEADLY WORRIED THE. UNITED STATES WOULD GET INVOLVED. WHICH IS WHY THEY HAVEN'T MOVED. TO CLOSE THE BAB EL MANDEBEB. STRAIT AT LEAST NOT YET. THE OTHER THING ABOUT NOT. ATTACKING IRAN BEFORE THE. MIDTERM ELECTIONS IS WE ONLY. HAVE ONE CHARACTER GROUP IN THE. REGION. THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT IS ON. IT'S WAY THERE. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THERE. PROBABLY UNTIL THE END. OF NOVEMBER. I WOULD IMAGINE YOU DON'T WANT. TOTO LAUNCH A MAJOR OPERATIONS. AGAINST AN ADVERSARY WHEN YOU'VE.

ONLY GOT ONE CARRIER STRIKE. GROUP ON STATION. >> JOHN, I WOULD SAY TYPICALLY. OUR CIVILIAN AND MILITARY. LEADERS IN THE PENTAGON AND. EVERY ADMINISTRATION ALWAYS SAY. WE DON'T TIP OUR HANDS AS TO. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO OR NOT. DO. WE NEVER TAKE ANYTHING OFF THE. TABLE. I WOULD SAY OUR MILITARY IS. ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE -- AND. I KNOW THEY ARE MAKING SURE THAT. THE PRESIDENT HAS ALL THE. OPTIONS HE MAY OR MAY NOT NEED. FOR ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. SO I DON'T THINK THE FACT THAT. WE HAVE FORCES FLOWING IN AND. OUT WHICH HAPPENS ALL THE TIME,

IF YOU GO LOOK AT THE PAST. NUMBER OF MONTHS, WE'VE HAD. FORCES FLOWING IN AND OUT OF. THAT REGION. SO I FEEL CONFIDENT OUR MILITARY. WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY IN THE. REGION THAT THE PRESIDENT, IF HE. DECIDES HE NEEDS TO USE IT, UNDER A VARIETY OF. CIRCUMSTANCES. >> John: I SAW A REPORT THAT. SUGGESTED IF WE GO BACK TO. KINETIC ACTION AGAINST IRAN THAT. ISRAEL WOULD GET INVOLVED IN. PARTNERSHIP WITH THE. UNITED STATES. WE ALL KNOW THAT THE MOSSAD HAS. GOT EXQUISITE INTELLIGENCE. THEY'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THESE. IRANIAN LEADERS. THEY KNOW WHERE EVERY ONE OF.

THEM IS. YOU WONDER, MIGHT THE. UNITED STATES START ATTACKING. STRATEGIC FACILITIES AND THEN. ISRAEL GOES AFTER THE. LEADERSHIP? >> JOHN, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR. ALLIES AND OUR PARTNERS TO BE. INVOLVED. THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO SAY. AND IS SOMEWHAT FRUSTRATED BUT. LET'S TAKE THE WIDENING OF THE. WAR BY IRAN IN SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTAN WHICH HAS -- THEY HAVE. TROOPS ON THE GROUND IN. SAUDI ARABIA HELPING. SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI ARABIA HAS GOT A VERY. CAPABLE MILITARY. YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

IN THE PAST. I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED IF THEY. HAVEN'T BEEN MORE ABLE TO TAKE. ON THE HOUTHIS, THEY REALLY ARE. GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT. OBVIOUSLY WE CAN PROVIDE A LOT. OF INTELLIGENCE. WE CAN PROVIDE A LOT OF GOOD. ADVICE AND INSIGHTS, BUT THEY'VE. GOT A CAPABLE MILITARY AND. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE. THIS ON. >> John: ALL RIGHT WE'LL SEE. WHAT HAPPENS. NOTHING BEFORE NOVEMBER THE 3RD. I THINK WE CAN ALL STAND DOWN. FOR A LITTLE WHILE. VIGILANCE.