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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
No the question is who did the attack on oil Saudi facilities? The Yemenis claimed responsibility in response to 4 years of Saudi bombardment and war. The Reuters article from my last post shows how Yemen has been increasing their capabilities recently.
Yemen had attacked Saudi facilities prior to the one in question - again in response to Saudi attacks and blockade that are killing massive amounts of civilians both directly and indirectly (starvation, disease).
So it could have been Yemen it could have been launched outside Yemen. Where is the proof?
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The conflict is far more complex than you are letting on. The Houthis are predominantly members of a #####e sect, that accounts for about 10% of the general population. They initially were looking to take control over their own population centres, but have since attempted to gain total control of the country.
They are heavily backed by Iran, in every sense of the word.
The Saudi coalition has a legal obligation to defend other members of the Arab league, of which Yemen is a member. They obviously don't want an Iranian puppet state on their border, and have many of their own motivations for entering and exploiting the conflict. For example, the somewhat unrelated drive to increase oil prices.