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Officials: US closing embassy in Yemen due to unrest
Fox News ^ | February 10, 2015 | Associated Press

Posted on 02/10/2015 11:08:10 AM PST by BeauBo

The United States is closing its embassy in Yemen amid political deadlock and deteriorating security conditions after the takeover of the country by Shiite rebels, two U.S. officials said. The officials said diplomats were being evacuated from the country on Tuesday and the embassy will suspend operations until conditions improve. Yemen has been in crisis for months with Iran-linked Shiite Houthi rebels besieging the capital and then taking control. The U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the closure publicly on the record.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: amish; gulfofaden; houthis; iran; iranyemen; lasthelicopter; obama; obamamuslim; psalm83; rop; shiites; straitofhormuz; twelvers; yemen; yemenfailedstate; yemeniran; yemenusembassy
ANother pro-US regime replaced by another anti-US regime.

Iran can now start landing heavy weaponry on the Arabian Peninsula. Perhaps they hope to seize the Saudi oil fields and Mecca, after consolidating Yemen.

1 posted on 02/10/2015 11:08:10 AM PST by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo

Obama is taking a break from his basketball reruns and cheering.


2 posted on 02/10/2015 11:11:38 AM PST by livius
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To: BeauBo
Nuke it from orbit.

How do the lefties blame the emergence of al Qaeda Yemen on Bush?

3 posted on 02/10/2015 11:12:20 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: BeauBo

but but but why, Yemen is a model for us in cooperation!


4 posted on 02/10/2015 11:16:21 AM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: BeauBo
US closing embassy in Yemen due to unrest failed Obama Administration policies
5 posted on 02/10/2015 11:17:33 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: BeauBo

Yet another outstanding Caliph Obama diplomatic victory!


6 posted on 02/10/2015 11:19:08 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: BeauBo

Just like Obama said, the media is overstating the terrorist threat.


7 posted on 02/10/2015 11:20:58 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: BeauBo

Ø is very sad over this. He REALLY preferred to close the Israeli Embassy.


8 posted on 02/10/2015 11:25:23 AM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: BeauBo

What??? Didn’t The Smartest President in the World tell us a couple of months ago that Yeimn was one of his great successes?

Name one thing he hasn’t lied to the nation about.


9 posted on 02/10/2015 11:27:44 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: BeauBo

Another success!


10 posted on 02/10/2015 11:49:33 AM PST by Vince Ferrer
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Like the FRench..

WE are in Retweet RePeat Retweet from the WoT.


11 posted on 02/10/2015 11:53:10 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: BeauBo

I’m telling you, the secret to Yemen with President Fumblebutt is to tell him they are tearing up some good golf courses.


12 posted on 02/10/2015 12:09:37 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: BeauBo

Thank you Democrat Party. Thank you for giving us President Fumblebutt. Maybe you can improve with your next candidate and run a nice fern.


13 posted on 02/10/2015 12:11:34 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Shiite hegemony now on two sides of the Saudi kingdom. This could be hugh.


14 posted on 02/10/2015 12:16:56 PM PST by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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It is Hugh.

And series.


15 posted on 02/10/2015 1:04:43 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo

And hackneyed.


16 posted on 02/10/2015 5:21:55 PM PST by Henry Hnyellar
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