Posted on 04/21/2015 2:50:40 PM PDT by Java4Jay
The Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen for almost a month announced on Tuesday the end to its military operation, but a Saudi spokesman said forces would continue to target the Iran-allied Houthi movement as necessary.
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Like I said, that was a big waste of gas and bombs.
Can one of your military guys explain to this new Yorker why anything but air attacks are ever needed. It seems to a novice you could kill everyone within a certain area an hae no enemies left with todays weapons.
But it seems that, without men on the ground, airpower cant defeat a country, just soften it.
Why is there anyone left to fight?
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