Topic: 0bama (SEP 10, 2014): "Yemen and Somalia Are Models of Success" (Read 1117 times)

https://twitter.com/NikErmolenko/status/597201766862737408

Quick comparison of eastern and western democracies.

Yes, and last March those nutballs still considered Yemen a model of success. A template that is working. Yeah. They must be just ecstatic now, LOL.

THERE'S "A COUP COMING TO SAUDI ARABIA"!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CXYnrYuA9w

U.N. Staff Flees Yemen As President Urges Decisive Air War



SANAA, Yemen (AFP) — UN staff were evacuated from Yemen’s capital Saturday after a third night of Saudi-led air strikes, as President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi urged his Arab allies to bomb Iranian-backed rebels into submission.

The impoverished and deeply tribal Arabian Peninsula state, on the front line of the US battle against al-Qaeda, is the scene of the latest emerging proxy struggle between Middle East powers.

A Sunni Arab coalition, led by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies, is battling to avoid having a pro-Iran regime on its doorstep, as Shiite Houthi rebels tighten the noose around Hadi’s southern stronghold Aden.


http://www.timesofisrael.com/un-staff-flee-yemen-as-president-urges-decisive-air-war/

Yemen Exposes Ineptness Of Obama As A Foreign Policy Expert…



The Obama administration’s Middle East policy has become a casualty of spiraling violence in the region, most recently in Yemen, where intervention by a Saudi-led coalition risks escalating a civil war into a sectarian firestorm that could quickly spread to other countries.

The big winners are not only Iran but also America’s top-priority targets: the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State, al Qaeda and their allies, who have been aided in their efforts to portray themselves as champions of Sunni Arabs by the Obama administration’s perceived tilt toward Tehran in pursuit of a nuclear deal.

Meanwhile, President Obama and other administration officials have been engaged in a high-profile fight with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Iran deal, which has thrown U.S. relations with its closest ally in the region into its own crisis.

The assault on Yemen’s Houthis by Saudi Arabia and its allies was a reaction to the lack of a comprehensive U.S. policy in the region that has enabled Iran to gain influence at the expense of its Arab neighbors, Derek Harvey, a retired Army colonel and director of the Global Initiative for Civil Society and Conflict at the University of South Florida, told the Washington Examiner.

“We’ve created a security vacuum in the region,” he said.

“In places like Yemen, the United States depended on a too-narrow counter-terrorism approach rather than an integrated military assistance, political and diplomatic approach informed by a deeper understanding of the social and cultural factors and drivers of conflict.” […]

In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, Harvey and other regional experts said the weak U.S. response to Iran’s challenge in the region has set back U.S. interests, especially in Iraq, and hurt efforts to fight the Islamic State because Sunni Arabs continue to see the extremist group as a hedge against Tehran.

The same dynamic was developing among Sunnis in Yemen, which is one of the reasons why the Saudis — who also are fighting both al Qaeda and the Islamic State —organized a military operation to beat back the Houthis.

“It points to the weakness of the administration’s strategy of embracing Iran as a potential ally,” said Jim Phillips, a Middle East expert at the conservative Heritage Foundation.


http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2562185?utm_content=buffered334&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Official: Houthis take U.S. vehicles, weapons in Yemen






Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)Houthi rebels took all U.S. Embassy vehicles parked at the Yemeni capital's airport and wouldn't let departing U.S. Marines take their weapons with them, a top Sanaa airport official said about the latest evidence of unrest in an Arab nation long seen as key in America's fight against terrorists.

The actions come after the United States, along with Britain, suspended operations at their embassies and moved out staffers because of the instability in Yemen.

According to the official, the Houthis seized many U.S. Marines' weapons at the airport, and the American troops also handed over some to random airport officials.

However, a senior U.S. military official told CNN the Marines disabled their weapons and gave them to a Yemeni security detail, which had escorted them to the airport, because the Marines were flying commercial.

The U.S. Marine Corps sharply denied the allegations.

"All crew served weapons were destroyed at the embassy prior to movement. None of them were 'handed over' in any way to anyone. The destruction of weapons at the embassy and the airport was carried out in accordance with an approved destruction plan," the statement read.

The statement continued: "To be clear: No Marine handed a weapon to a Houthi, or had one taken from him."

The previous night, embassy officials burned tens of thousands of documents and destroyed weapons that were inside the Sanaa embassy's storage warehouses, Yemeni employees of the embassy said.


http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/11/middleeast/yemen-unrest/

State Department's Jen Psaki Explains Why The U.S. Will Trust Yemeni Rebels Chanting "Death to America"




Earlier this week the United States and other western powers evacuated Yemen, citing concerns about security in the rapidly deteriorating country. On the way out of the country, U.S. Marines were instructed to destroy their weapons and U.S. vehicles were taken over by Houthi rebels.

Now, without a presence there, the State Department is arguing rebel Houthis can be trusted to keep their word and to respect the U.S. embassy until it can be reoccupied. Houthis have been seen on video calling for "death to America," just brought down the U.S. backed Yemeni government and have ties to terrorism.

Last night on The Kelly File, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki tried to explain why U.S. officials are taking the Houthis at their word.

"Do we want to return to Yemen? Absolutely. That's why we suspended our operations, we plan on returning when we can. The Houthies have said they're not threatening, they don't want to go after the United States, well the proof is in the pudding," Psaki said.

Anchor Megyn Kelly pointed out that the Houthis post signs that read "Death to America" at checkpoints and Psaki doubled down on her point about trusting the rebels.

"They have said they want the Americans, they want the westerners to have a presence in Yemen," Psaki said.


http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2015/02/13/jen-psaki-n1957089?utm_source=BreakingOnTownhallWidget_4&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=BreakingOnTownhall

The Americans are really loved in this part of the world! The US will never learn. They say that the people in the Middle East love war.
Well, I believe that Americans love war even more!

NYT Defends Houthis: 'Very Reassuring' that 'Death to America' Slogan Not Meant Literally





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ5prlxmaF4


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The liberal mindset, in all its glory...

0bama’s State Department Orders Marines To Destroy Their Weapons And Evacuate Yemen Unarmed



UPDATE, 9:57p ET: The Marine Corps has clarified what Marines did under State Department orders in Yemen following the evacuation of the U.S. embassy.

Crew served weapons were destroyed at the embassy, while Marines’ personal weapons were “rendered inoperable” at the airport, and their destroyed components were left behind.

The Marine Corps does not dispute the reporting that CENTCOM is outraged over weapons being rendered inoperable.

Read the full statement below:

The Marine Security Force left the American embassy in Yemen for the movement to the airfield as part of the “ordered departure” with only personal weapons. All crew served weapons were destroyed at the embassy prior to movement. None of them were ‘handed over’ in any way to anyone. The destruction of weapons at the embassy and the airport was carried out in accordance with an approved destruction plan.

Upon arrival at the airfield, all personal weapons were rendered inoperable in accordance with advance planning. Specifically, each bolt was removed from its weapons body and rendered inoperable by smashing with sledgehammers. The weapons bodies, minus the bolts, were then separately smashed with sledgehammers. All of these destroyed components were left at the airport — and components were scattered; no usable weapon was taken from any Marine at Sana’a airport.

To be clear: No Marine handed a weapon to a Houthi, or had one taken from him.

Megyn Kelly’s air quotes in a Fox News update report below suggests that the administration is forcing Marines to parse their statements. The Illusion-in-Chief wants the reports adjusted to “appear” as if the weapons were not really taken or destroyed. But when you render a weapon inoperable—and forced to leave it behind—isn’t that effectively the same thing?



http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/02/outrageous-obamas-state-department-orders-marines-to-destroy-their-weapons-and-evacuate-yemen-unarmed/

Now: US Closes Embassy in Yemen – Suspends ALL OPERATIONS



The US Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen has now suspended all operations and closed its doors.

ALL CONSULAR SERVICES AT EMBASSY SANAA ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Updated February 8, 2015

Due to the security situation in Yemen, U.S. Embassy Sanaa has suspended all consular services until further notice. Please check this website frequently for updates.

NOTICE TO ALL U.S. CITIZENS RESIDING IN OR TRAVELING TO YEMEN:

Embassy Sanaa has suspended consular operations in Yemen. If you are a U.S. citizen residing in or traveling to Yemen, the Embassy may be unable to provide assistance or services to you, even if an emergency situation arises. If you must travel to or remain in Yemen, please register with the State Department’s online Smart Traveler Enrollment Program as soon as possible. This will allow Embassy Sanaa to communicate travel alerts and Emergency Messages to you, should the need arise.


http://yemen.usembassy.gov/service.html

https://twitter.com/HuffingtonPost/status/565237551045570562