If the Pakistanis stay on the Saudi side of the border, “well and dandy,” he says. “It will serve its purpose; they could create that buffer zone, protect the southern border for the Saudis, protect Aramco and all the oil there.” If Riyadh gets more ambitious, “thinking they can use these Pakistanis for assistance — they are already paying them — and launch an incursion toward Yemeni soil, that would backfire.” Yemenis, he says, are not fans of foreign boots. “As much as I don’t like the Houthis, this is not going to be about the Houthis. This is going to be about Yemenis fighting a foreign invasion. That’s how the Houthis will pitch it,” and the tribes will be invited in.
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