[Riodacat]

They were doing a perfectly good job of killing each other off.

No, Q-daffy was days away from overrunning the rebels.
The no-fly operation will degrade his assets and capabilities to the extent that the 2 sides are now pretty well evenly matched and can pound away at each other for years.
Actually a very clever move..

[John W]

“Actually a very clever move..”

On the part of whom?