Saudi Arabia announced today that it has ended its bombing campaign in Yemen, having "achieved its military goals," and that a new Operation named "Restore Hope" will begin, aimed at finding a political solution in Yemen.
Wait, what? They won? I thought the Houthis were still fighting in Aden? Is there a real move toward negotiation? Or are hey worried about cross-border blowback into Saudi territory around Najran?
Something just happened, but I'm not sure what.
Your skepticism about Saudi claims is understandable. But, if Saudis were not intending all along to follow military attacks with a political process of some kind, it was mindless strategy. Let's see what Saudis do next. Maybe someone in Riyadh has read Clausewitz after all.
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