I got curious about the Houthis and found few things interesting.
They control the region where around 80% of the population of yemen lives - about 34 million people.
Saudi Arabia has around 35 million people in the country.
Houthis have around 500,000 active military (plus lots of fighting experience) and another 1 million that they have put through training recently. They also have developed some pretty strong drone and missile capabilities from Iranian assistance. I also suspect Russia has been finding a way to sneak in some tech they have learned in Ukraine to them as well (Wagner group etc).
Saudi has around 250,000 active military mostly reliant on U.S. tech that has taken a severe beating recently from Iran.
If it comes to full out war, the Houthis on paper potentially can beat the shit out of them. This is no small fringe group. Its a small nation.
Same with Iran vs Isreal. On paper. But you need to see how much support Saudi and Isreael get by the US. However, just wait and see. US ammunition depots are depleted. Israel and Saudi will have huge issues soon, where as Iran and Yemen have no issues with the long conflict.
They were not a dangerous opponent on paper, that’s why the US invaded and said it would be a “cakewalk”/“greeted as liberators”, etc. In 1991? Sure, dangerous on paper. Much less so after the highway of death and a decade of sanctions/periodic bombing
just out of curiosity do you believe, then, we should continue sending military equipment and money to Ukraine? Or that Iraq without western backing is in a similar position that Ukraine is now? I sincerely doubt Iraq ever had billions of dollars worth of military equipment, ever.
I got curious about the Houthis and found few things interesting.
They control the region where around 80% of the population of yemen lives - about 34 million people.
Saudi Arabia has around 35 million people in the country.
Houthis have around 500,000 active military (plus lots of fighting experience) and another 1 million that they have put through training recently. They also have developed some pretty strong drone and missile capabilities from Iranian assistance. I also suspect Russia has been finding a way to sneak in some tech they have learned in Ukraine to them as well (Wagner group etc).
Saudi has around 250,000 active military mostly reliant on U.S. tech that has taken a severe beating recently from Iran.
If it comes to full out war, the Houthis on paper potentially can beat the shit out of them. This is no small fringe group. Its a small nation.
Same with Iran vs Isreal. On paper. But you need to see how much support Saudi and Isreael get by the US. However, just wait and see. US ammunition depots are depleted. Israel and Saudi will have huge issues soon, where as Iran and Yemen have no issues with the long conflict.
On paper is on paper
It all depends on what they are both actualy made of
On paper iraq was a dangerus oponent which would surely cause significant casualties
Just as on paper ukraine was going to fold instantly
They were not a dangerous opponent on paper, that’s why the US invaded and said it would be a “cakewalk”/“greeted as liberators”, etc. In 1991? Sure, dangerous on paper. Much less so after the highway of death and a decade of sanctions/periodic bombing
Yeah i was refering to the first gulf war
You’re reading papers made of straw and man
And yet my comment stand true does it not?
Throwing more man into the meatgrinder that is war does not do much by itself
just out of curiosity do you believe, then, we should continue sending military equipment and money to Ukraine? Or that Iraq without western backing is in a similar position that Ukraine is now? I sincerely doubt Iraq ever had billions of dollars worth of military equipment, ever.
Honestly did you even read the comment you are replying to?
Because to me certainly doesnt seem like it
Yeah but what does that mean?
No, your comment doesn’t stand true
Yeah, that’s why we can dismiss your comment