Alwaght-King Salman
bin Abdul-Aziz, in a desperate attempt to boost up the spirit of his army and
cover up his embarrassing defeat in accomplishing any of his preset goals in
his war on Yemen, praised and thanked
his army in making the so-called ‘Decisive Storm Operation’ a “resounding
success”.
The King, who is also the supreme commander of
the Armed Forces, naively claimed that the operation enabled the coalition
forces to achieve air supremacy over Yemen so as to prevent any aggression
against the Kingdom and neighboring states.
The Saudi Cabinet also thanked fugitive Yemeni
President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi for his letter in which he thanked and
appreciated King Salman and the leaders of coalition states for the immediate
response to his appeal for military intervention in Yemen.
Now the question comes up, “What was King Salman thinking
when he gave his thanking speech to his defeated army?”
Does he really think his army succeeded in their so-called ‘Decisive Storm Operation’ by achieving no real
military progress but killing hundreds of Yemeni civilians? Or did he think
that just simple compliments and words of appreciation would flatter his army
generals and convince them about the “victory” lie?
In neither ways
King Salman has lost his mind, and this is due to either his well-known
Alzheimer or the burden of the defeat in his war on Yemen.
Any sane man with a taste of rationalization would affirm
that the Saudis were defeated from the first moment they announced the
termination of the first phase of their aggression on Yemen.
Firstly,
more than a thousand civilians, including men, women and children, were
martyred and thousands were wounded. Secondly, some of the country’s (Yemen’s)
infrastructure was ruined; and thirdly, Ansarullah revolutionary forces
together with the Yemeni army took control of several provinces in Yemen.”
Now
which of the three was among the objectives of the Saudi so-called ‘Decisive
Storm’?
The Saudi army
not only did not accomplish any goal but also suffered extra strategic losses.
The first loss was when they realized there are no reliable allies to depend on
in their aggression, with the withdrawal of Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, and later
o Qatar; and with Emirates disputing over the way of leading the war. This war
has even displayed the fragility of Al Saud, where many princes among them
either objected the aggression or were totally absent from the war scene.
Also, not to
forget that the Saudi army could not even kill one Ansarullah leader or
commander, or destroy any military base, camp, or depot.
Also, the Saudi
army failed to execute a ground attack, which was required in order to achieve
any military progress in their aggression, and that was due to the betrayal of
its supposed allies, and the weakness and inexperience of their soldiers.
Finally commenting
on the Saudi Cabinet’s thanks for former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur
Hadi, nothing could be said but that Hadi has lost all his chances of going
back to Yemen, and it said that he may reside in Riyadh for a long time, if not
for ever. This is least what could be expected for a person who calls on for a
bloody aggression by neighboring countries on his own innocent people.
The final word
is always for the people of the country, and Ansarullah, which is composed of
the people of Yemen, chose to keep Hadi out of the ruling system and this is
what Al Saud cannot understand till now. The Saudis are not used to fact that
people have their opinion, their will, and their right to chose who rules the
country and who does not.
Sooner or later
Al Saud will face the same destiny that Ali Abdullah Saleh and Abd Rabbuh Mansur
Hadi faced with their own people.
