US risks being sucked into Yemen civil war
10th September 2009
If you’re scratching your head about that, so am I.
President Barack Obama sent a letter this week to President Ali Abdullah Saleh pledging to “stand beside Yemen, its unity, security and stability”.
“The security of Yemen is vital for the security of the United States,” he said.
Uh … why? It’s a noplace in the middle of nowhere. Why can’t the Saudis, who are right next door, spend some of their oil money and take care of business? Why is it always the U.S. that has to do something about these stone-age bandits? Hello? Hello?