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Done a good job so far but those strikes may not be the end of it. building their own army to join the fight. ed saudi ambassador said it isnt about tamping down iranian influence but clear they are the enemy. >> should we be consulting this a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran? >> this is a war to protect the people of yemen and defend its legitimate government. from a group that is allied and supported by iran and hezbollah but i wouldnt call it a proxy war, because we are doing this to p...

Groups. as long as syria is the exporter of instability, its going to have tough for the region. >> thank you for your viewpoints on this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. they have established a joint military force as saudi lead air strikes on rebels continue across yemen. despite the air strikes theyre going south and a government strong hold that the countries president fled to earlier this week. as richard angler explain the u.s. is stuck on both sides of a proxy war that consume the region...

>> you were sharing this with the united states and they were fully on board? >> absolutely. they would not be working with us if they were not on board. >> why would you send ground troops in? >> we made the decision so far and so far its an air campaign and we have a plan in motion and were executing this plan. >> okay. but what would be the reason that you would send ground troops in if adden falls? >> we have to see. were not comp templating this. were determined to protect the government of...

For the united standing of the army. it would stand against iran. theres a proxy war under way thats big and expanding with other sauni nations and the administration is trying and failing to play both sides of it and cobnfusing the friends. richard with nbc news. >> i am joined with the saudi ambassador for the united states. welcome. >> thanks. great to be here. >> what is saudi objective in getting involved in yemen? >> we are there to protect the people of yemen from an occupation of a radic...

Fully on board? >> absolutely. they would not be working with us if they were not on board. >> why would you send ground troops in? >> we made the decision so far and so far its an air campaign and we have a plan in motion and were executing this plan. >> okay. but what would be the reason that you would send ground troops in if adden falls? >> we have to see. were not comp templating this. were determined to protect the government of yemen and the people of yemen, so we will continue this campa...

Defeat the really bad forces in that region. >> reporter: the former u.s. ambassador and several analysts say the sunni states led by saudi arabia are going their own way because they believe this administration cant be relied on in its policy with what they see as their real enemy. they even called for the creation of a united standing arab army. it would be an alternative to dependence on the u.s. and stand against iran. there is a proxy war under way that is big and expanding between saudi ar...

As a saudi-led offensive from the air, continues to build against houthi rebels there is now a really good chance that thousands of arab boots on the ground could be deployed to further degrade what is this iran backed militia. why do we scare about this? what we goes on in yemen doesnt stay in yemen. and what anybody will agree with this or not in the region youve pretty much got the sense that there is a proxy war going on here between iran and saudi, and so as you see iran back these houthi r...

Preserve the legitimate government of yemen and determined to protect the people of yemen. so we will continue this campaign until those objectives are achieved. >> should we be calling this a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran? >> this is a war to protect the people of yemen and the legitimate government from a group that its allies and supported by iran and hezbollah. i wouldnt call it a proxy war. were doing this to protect yemen. >> can a strong iran and strong saudi arabia co-exist? >>...

Are not going to agree to that. theyre saying they should only be fazed out over time and only when its clear. prime minister benjamin netanyahu who is openly expressing concerns about the deal coming together thingks the u.s. is too lenient, iran is months from building a bomb and they shouldnt be allowed to have any machines to enrich uranium. this is all against that important backdrop. the youty rebels drove out the president and are backed by iran. yemen is really a proxy war between saudi ...

Engaging in joint military actions with the absolute monarchy of saudi arabia we should be wondering what is going on in the shadows, mosques, and jails of those countries. for more, go to cnn.com/fareed and read my "washington post" column this week. lets get started. you heard my take on how history is repeating itself in yemen but the civil war in yemen might just bring us into a new phase of history. would saudi arabia along with the coalition of gulf allies attack the houthis who in turn ar...