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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 15:41:01 GMT -5
The rise of Shia Houthi rebels and the fall of the Hadi government have shaken country whose ‘deep state’ has long been a bedrock of US fight against terror For almost 15 years, the US’s relationship with Yemen has been defined by an intelligence relationship that eclipsed all other nation-building measures and anchored America’s global counter-terrorism strategy.
Now, though, with two Washington-backed presidents having fallen in less than four years and the established military jeopardised by chaos, policymakers are bereft of solutions
Policymakers in the US and Britain fear the creation of a vacuum in Yemen similar to those in which jihadists have thrived in Syria and Iraq. www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/23/unrest-jeopardises-yemens-key-role-us-counterrorism
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 26, 2015 9:48:08 GMT -5
I think Saudi Arabia has more to worry about this than we do. Now they have a mess on their southern border to match everything to their left. |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 26, 2015 9:49:38 GMT -5
That's scary. I hadn't heard.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 26, 2015 9:55:12 GMT -5
I think Saudi Arabia has more to worry about this than we do. Now they have a mess on their southern border to match everything to their left. And it is about time SA sends in their troops to do the cleanup. |
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 26, 2015 9:57:27 GMT -5
I think Saudi Arabia has more to worry about this than we do. Now they have a mess on their southern border to match everything to their left. And it is about time SA sends in their troops to do the cleanup. The have hired mercenaries in the past. Us.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 26, 2015 10:27:18 GMT -5
And it is about time SA sends in their troops to do the cleanup. The have hired mercenaries in the past. Us.
Yes. And which is why I posted "It is about time SA sends in their troops to do the cleanup." |
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