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What would have had the US Navy do? Get into a shooting war to support the Saudis? I think not. Anyway, about ten minutes after we start shooting, the missiles would hit the Kingdom’s oil harbors. What would THAT do to our economy.

Yemen is not our problem. If the KSA wants to go in there, have at it. And it seems they do.

The whole thing is about to blow up. I don’t see where we need to START it.

"Yemen is not our problem. If the KSA wants to go in there, have at it. And it seems they do."

Au Contrair mon ami. We definitely have an interest in what goes on in Yemen. All of this instability in Yemen has allowed Al Quada in the Arabian Penninsula to get stronger. Instead of running for their lives in dread fear of drones they can now rest a lot easier and start to actually plan terroristic acts. Keep in mind that Nidal Hassan of Fort Hood massacre infamy drew his inspiration from them. They have shown the ability already to strike us in our own country. Not the theororetical strike that ISIS posses, but an actual strike.

If you allow the Houthis in Yemen to take control it could possibly destabilize Saudi Arabia. If the house of Saad falls (and they have a new king which means he has not consolidated his power yet) who knows what crazies could take over that country.

The law of uninstended consequences is already playing out in the Med from deposing Gaddafy. It's playing out in the Arab spring and Syria. Do we want to spin the wheel and see what comes up in Saudi Arabia?