Yeah, well, it's hard to see what's right under your nose when you're constantly looking down it.
Posted on 03/26/2015 7:02:04 AM PDT by Star Traveler
Analysis: The Americans were so focused on fighting al-Qaeda that they failed to see the bigger danger brewing in Yemen; and now they are taking a back seat while Saudi Arabia fights the Houthi so as to not upset Iran.
The United States has once again messed up big time - this time in Yemen, where it underestimated the military might of the Houthis, who are backed by Iran and Sunni tribes loyal to the old regime. It's not that the US lacked intelligence - the Americans had, and still have, more intelligence in Yemen than anyone else, including the Iranians.
The Americans also understand the strategic significance of the capture of the Bab-el-Mandeb strait by a Shiite tribe loyal to Iran, which now controls the entrance to the Red Sea from the Indian Ocean. But the US National Security Council and President Barack Obama were so hell-bent on the need to fight al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen that they failed to see the much greater threat being created right under their noses.
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Yup.
It is a “success story” from his perspective.
The US??? You mean Preezy Obola.
Yeah, well, it's hard to see what's right under your nose when you're constantly looking down it.
..do they even mention Odungo in the article?
Yes they do as caption of the freshman team.
Nah. It’s the “U.S.’s” fault this time. We all played a part in this one apparently...
At least they didnt try to say it was Bush’s.
Don't suppose this is what Bathhouse Barry wanted all along? Nah.
Sorry , Obama is going Golfing no time for Yemen
The US dropped the ball on Yemen.>br>Hussein didn’t drop the ball on Yemen, not his particular ball.
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