Washington Post:

Yemeni warplane fleet destroyed in raids, Saudis say

Analysts said three days of strikes by Saudi-led coalition warplanes could pave the way for a potential land invasion even as Egypt announced that a joint Arab military of 40,000 will be created.

Neither the war planes or the fleet were responsible for the Houthis takeover. It was basically a general uprising that swelled into numerical superiority over the existing Yemeni forces. Subduing that up rising is going to take several thousand troops and probably a counter insurgency operations once they are subdued. That requires an adequate force to space ration to control the movement to contact.

The number of troops will also depend somewhat on the amount of support the Houstis get from Iran.

Imagine how dangerous that support could be when Iran gets nuclear weapons under the deal being negotiated in Switzerland. That is exactly why the Saudis are considering getting their own nuclear weapon. At a minimum they would want the same glide path Iran has.

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