Posted on 02/12/2015 6:29:43 AM PST by Kaslin
Despite President Obama claiming in September that U.S. strategy used to combat terrorism in Yemen has been a "success," so successful in fact that it should be used to defeat ISIS, the country continues to fall apart. Late yesterday the United States evacuated the U.S. embassy in Yemen and Marines were bizarrely ordered by the State Department to destroy issued weapons on their way out. The British and French also closed and evacuated their embassies yesterday citing safety and security concerns.
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.
President of Concerned Veterans of America Pete Hegseth discussed the situation last night on The Kelly File.
"We’re surrendering around the world, we’re surrendering our embassy, and now we’re asking U.S. Marines to surrender their dignity, give up oaths that they made, creeds that they live by, and surrender their rifle," Hegseth said.
UPDATE: #Marine Corps says Marines’ weapons were “rendered inoperable” during #Yemen evacuation. #KellyFile— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) February 12, 2015
ranian backed rebels, otherwise known as Islamic terrorist Houthis, reportedly took over diplomatic vehicles as personnel fled the country.
Yemen rebels seized U.S. Embassy vehicles in the capital of Sanaa on Wednesday as diplomats fled the country and several foreign embassies closed amid deteriorating security conditions.
More than 25 vehicles were taken by Houthi rebels after Americans departed the city's airport, airport officials told the Associated Press.
The Marine Corps said security personnel destroyed their personal weapons before boarding a commercial flight out of Yemen.
In southern Yemen, al Qaeda fighters took over a Yemeni government military base.
Yemeni military officials say al-Qaida militants have seized control of an important army base in the south following clashes with soldiers.
The officials say at least four troops and four militants died in the fighting and that at least 15 soldiers were taken hostage. The base is home to Yemen's 19th Infantry Brigade and is located in the Baihan area in southern Shabwa province.
Further, ISIS has made it's way into the country.
I'll leave you with a flashback of President Obama's own words on the Yemen "success" story. From September 2014:
Now, it will take time to eradicate a cancer like ISIL. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved –- especially to the servicemen and women who carry out these missions. But I want the American people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil. This counterterrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out ISIL 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. And it is consistent with the approach I outlined earlier this year: to use force against anyone who threatens America’s core interests, but to mobilize partners wherever possible to address broader challenges to international order.
Why would Marines have to smash up their personal weapons on a charter exclusively for Marines?
I can’t believe I’m saying this but things were not this bad under Carter and he was a total incompetnent appeasement monkey.
Thanks for the correction. That is what I get for reading CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/11/middleeast/yemen-unrest/
...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.
Reported differently at other sources.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/11/middleeast/yemen-unrest/
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/02/11/marines-surrender-weapons-before-yemen-evacuation.html
It is utterly ridiculous and misleading to believe that Marines evacuating a chaotic hot zone, would be put on a commercial airliner, which is the impression the state department wants to give. Of course it was a “commercial” plane because it was “contracted” from a private “commercial” company rather than a military government owned aircraft. This is how this state department operates, they use words like commercial plane so that when the news breaks they can give the impression of Marines sitting on a United flight with guns across their laps, next to a toddler.
You know my smart mentor who has beliefs right of the center said the same thing to an extent. Carter was many things and badly screwed up with the Iran Hostage Crisis, but the one thing he did not do was badly divide a nation my friend gave him that but was naive on the economy and world affairs in general
The only exceptions made for flying on commercial airlines with weapons is a “chartered” commercial airline (of which I have flown on many times in and out of combat zones with my weapons). We don’t travel on military lift as often as you would think we do.
Squeezed into the back of a pick-up truck around an anti-aircraft gun, while parked outside Yemen's parliament, three young men stuff green khat leaves into their mouths.
Chewing the mild, narcotic plant is a daily routine for most Yemenis.
Rules of Engagement bump.
All of this is the result of NO LEADERSHIP thanks to the Obumbler ( Mr. Golf ) who couldn't manage a CLOSED Convenience store.
In the interim most Americans are responding to Obozo's non-effort with.. "huh?...what?"
Don't forget they boarded a "commercial" flight. They all would have been arrested and thrown in jail.
The rifles of Obama’s Marines were NOT destroyed. They just removed the firing pins, before meekly turning them over to the Islamic Conquerors of Yemen, and running off to their rescue flight. This was a total humiliation of the American military by Obama, far worse that Benghazi. Now, all Arabs see that ISIS and Al Quaeda ride the STRONG horses!
They are chewing Qhat (sometimes spelled Qat) which is a mild narcotic.
I agree. As bad as things were, it was never this bad.
As intended by Soetero & Soros.
No.....it is the direct result of having America's enemy within in control of the Executive Branch of government.
Oh, You mean the FACT that we have a Muslim President running interference for his radical brothers?
Well.. golly jeepers.. it's not politically correct to say that. /s
“They are chewing Qhat (sometimes spelled Qat) which is a mild narcotic.”
Actually, it is a stimulant, similar to a mild amphetamine.
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