If the US blunders into Yemen the whole region could suffer unintended consequences, from Israel to the Horn of Africa
Simon Tisdall
guardian.co.uk, Monday 4 January 2010
"It's unclear as yet what level of increased intervention in Yemen Barack Obama is contemplating – but that there will be heightened US involvement there for the foreseeable future is beyond doubt. Trouble is, Yemen cannot be treated in isolation. Obama's bid to secure southern Arabia under his banner risks a destabilisation of the wider region akin to what ensued after the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Obama is many things; but TE Lawrence he ain't...."
Simon Tisdall
guardian.co.uk, Monday 4 January 2010
"It's unclear as yet what level of increased intervention in Yemen Barack Obama is contemplating – but that there will be heightened US involvement there for the foreseeable future is beyond doubt. Trouble is, Yemen cannot be treated in isolation. Obama's bid to secure southern Arabia under his banner risks a destabilisation of the wider region akin to what ensued after the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Obama is many things; but TE Lawrence he ain't...."
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