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Yemen's president and PM 'resign
BBC ^ | 1-22-2015

Posted on 01/22/2015 10:48:38 AM PST by navysealdad

The crisis in Yemen deepened on Thursday as officials reported that both the president and his government had resigned.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: failedstate; houthi; iran; islam; lebanon; obama; rop; saudiarabia; shiahouthi; shiites; yemen; yemenfailedstate
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1 posted on 01/22/2015 10:48:38 AM PST by navysealdad
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To: navysealdad

Jen Psaki, State Dept.: “We are seeking a peaceful transition.”


2 posted on 01/22/2015 10:49:20 AM PST by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: navysealdad

ISIS topples another nation...


3 posted on 01/22/2015 10:49:46 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: Genoa
Jen Psaki, State Dept.: “We are seeking a peaceful transition.”

That's like so deep or something.

4 posted on 01/22/2015 10:50:07 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Shiites this time.


5 posted on 01/22/2015 10:50:09 AM PST by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: navysealdad

Anyone who says Obama has not been successful is wrong


6 posted on 01/22/2015 10:51:13 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: navysealdad

Another Obama foreign policy success!!!


7 posted on 01/22/2015 10:52:33 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: al baby

Yes! Wasn’t Yemen a place where he claimed to be accomplishing his purpose? Or did I simply imagine that he made such a claim?


8 posted on 01/22/2015 10:52:48 AM PST by Ohioan
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To: TexasFreeper2009
ISIS topples another nation…

True. But Yemen wasn't much of a nation. Pirates have been in charge of the coast for a long time.

9 posted on 01/22/2015 10:54:19 AM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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Can’t be. Yemen is a USA success story!!!!!!!!!!!

See POTUS


10 posted on 01/22/2015 10:55:08 AM PST by Cyman (We have to pass it to see what's in it= definition of stool sample)
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To: Genoa
Jen Psaki, State Dept.: “We are seeking a peaceful transition.”

Transition to what? How are the transitions coming along in Egypt and Libya?

11 posted on 01/22/2015 10:55:39 AM PST by Cementjungle
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Wonder if she said that while wearing her “do these make me look smart” glasses...


12 posted on 01/22/2015 10:55:41 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: navysealdad
Barack Hussein Obama, September 2014:

This counterterrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out [the Islamic State] wherever they exist, using our air power and our support for partner forces on the ground. This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years.

13 posted on 01/22/2015 10:56:47 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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http://www.freep.com/story/news/world/2015/01/20/us-yemen-al-qaida/22072845/


14 posted on 01/22/2015 10:58:21 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: navysealdad

Let’s say I’m Saudi Arabia with the prospect of two Shiite fronts to contend with....


15 posted on 01/22/2015 10:58:23 AM PST by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: Genoa

Just be quiet and chew your qat.


16 posted on 01/22/2015 10:59:06 AM PST by 353FMG
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Jen Psaki, State Dept.: “We are seeking a peaceful transition.”

"I see fire and I see rain"

17 posted on 01/22/2015 11:00:07 AM PST by AU72
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18 posted on 01/22/2015 11:02:04 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: navysealdad
Rumored new president.


19 posted on 01/22/2015 11:02:19 AM PST by McGruff (We have met the enemy and they are our own party.)
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To: navysealdad

Dam...some countries get all the luck!


20 posted on 01/22/2015 11:03:24 AM PST by skimbell
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