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The Iranians are fighting a proxy war with the Egyptians and Saudis in Yemen. Only blaming the Saudis misses the mark.

Are there bad guys in Saudi government? There sure are.

Are innocents being killed, and is that horrible? You bet. But they're being killed just as much by the Iranians as the Saudis.

But the Iranians are not going to stop in Yemen, and if they're not stopped, there will certainly be more innocents killed in other countries.

Lets say the Saudis were completely cut off. What then? Iran gets Yemen, and then topples the Saudis? How does that help anyone out?

Sometimes, there are not any really great answers.

Sometimes, just like in WW II when the US and GBR allied with the Soviets, you have to do what you can to tackle the bigger problem.

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>Are innocents being killed, and is that horrible? You bet. But they're being killed just as much by the Iranians as the Saudis.

This is false. It is the Saudi's who are denying essential supplies to the general populous. 14 million at risk. There is no way the Iranians would have anywhere near that sort of effect.

You are totally wrong about Yemen. Iran involvment in Yemen was practically non existant before this war, they had little to do with the troubles there.

Iranian involvment in the war has grown because the saw a oppertunity jab Saudi Arabia in the soft underbelly.

But the argument that the innocents are killed just as much by Iran is simply inaccurate. Saudi Arabia is attacking civilian targets systematically with modern US aircraft.

Iran in comparison has a small troup training opperation and some infantry weapens.

Also please stop saying the 'Iran gets Yemen', that is inaccurate as Iran has absolutly no capabilty to control Yemen. The do support the Huthi who control part of the country but they are their own force and they dont listen to Iranian orders very well. Iran have no chance at all to control the rest.

The Yemen civil war would have grind to a hold long ago if Saudi/UAE would not pump absurd amounts of money, weapens and bombs into it.

The Egyptian presence in Yemen is simulated at best [0]. They have no troops there, they haven't fired a single bullet and nobody has even seen them after the first few days. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_armed_groups_in_the_Ye...

You still haven't provided any sources. These are all opinions at this point.

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