Asaf Rozentzweig
In contrast, other senior officers in the army support strikes. According to them, the US should help Riyadh respond to the attacks of the Houthis in Saudi Arabia and the downing of an F15 aircraft – an event that poses a challenge to Saudi air superiority over the skies of Yemen. Those officers express in closed conversations a concern that American avoidance of a more aggressive operation would be perceived as a betrayal of an important regional ally.