Its about time that US citizens learn their true place in the world, that they are nothing special, and what better situation to illustrate this than to have them trapped in a third world hellhole at the mercy of islamic fanatics. That’ll teach them to be American.
It’s a pretty short hop from Djibouti to Sanaa. I’m sure that there are a few C-130s on the ground there that could make the quick trip there to rescue our fellow Americans.