Kuwaiti Girl
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The Saudi and Emirati policy clearly backfired though, so it was hardly successful in hindsight. Sure, they used the Houthis to defeat the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood, but they ended up creating a very powerful Houthi force that managed to conquer most of Yemen's inhabited regions.Had they successfully quashed Muslim Brotherhood, would you then call it a well planned policy? I think the Saudis were quite bold, made the strategic error of consorting with a group who are ideologically different, but hopefully they have learnt a lesson. Meanwhile, the only support the Houthis gain is that of 'well-intentioned', 'neutral' Muslims who are willing to look away from their war crimes:
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/7/possible-war-crimes-by-yemen-houthis.html
There is no doubt in my mind that the Houthis are subversive, have toppled over a legitimate government, and as such need to be checked and put back into their place.
Right now, the Emiratis have already conceded that the north will most likely be ruled by the Houthis for a long time to come. That's why they decided to focus mostly on the south, where they continued getting rid of Muslim Brotherhood members with the help of South Yemeni secessionists.
But again, this will simply backfire on the Gulf states. All it has done is strengthen radical Sunni Islamic groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
You can't sugarcoat this for the Emiratis and Saudis. Whichever way you look at it, they're getting humiliated right now by both the Houthis and ISIS.