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There is nothing at all in that article which supports your statement about the framing. In fact the article doesn’t use the word “attack” at all. It’s an investigation into the technology of the missile defence system.

To call it sickening seems a stretch.

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I don't completely agree that NYT has framed this as Saudis being attacked, but I did find this sentence strange:

> "The findings show that the Iranian-backed Houthis, once a ragtag group of rebels, have grown powerful enough to strike major targets in Saudi Arabia, possibly shifting the balance of their years-long war."

Shifting the balance in the war? Not even remotely true and is quite simply impossible while the Saudis have all the help from the US.

The way the Saudi's have been behaving is atrocious and indefensible.

But the ability of the Houthis to strike Riyadh is a pretty significant development. If they show the ability to keep doing it consistently it will certainly change how the war is going.

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