Those strikes aren't getting much press and what have the results been? Are we about to begin a campaign in Yemen?
I heard about the drone strikes this morning on one of the morning shows. I think it was on Meet the Press. The consensus was that yes, Yemen will be the new front on the war on terror, as el quida (sp) is amassing there.Those strikes aren't getting much press and what have the results been? Are we about to begin a campaign in Yemen?
Yemen has been problems for a long time. The Cole bombing happened in 2000. Our embassy has been attacked numerous times. I just hope this doesn't distract us from the task at hand in Afghanistan and Pakistan. I think I remember hearing about some drone strikes several years ago in Yemen where some high level al qaeda were killed. I wonder how nervous this will make the Saudis?
hopefully very vervous. i was on a long drive yesterday, 14 hours behind the wheel in sleet and snow....yes, it sucked.I wonder how nervous this will make the Saudis?
I think there is a lot to discuss here. This is a known haven for al qaeda and a hotbed for Islamic fundamentalism. The U.S. was just attacked by a man who was trained and supplied in Yemen. Granted it was unsuccessful. They either can't or won't kick the terrorists out, soooo.................
I'm not real hopeful that Obama will get too tough with Yemen. Yes, hats off to him for this tidbit. I'm certain that some on the left are beside themselves.hopefully very vervous. i was on a long drive yesterday, 14 hours behind the wheel in sleet and snow....yes, it sucked.
anyway, i heard about the strikes on the radio. they said they hit 2 camps and 4 suicide bombers on their way to blow up an embassy.
hats off to obama. hopefully he keeps the pressure up on these assholes. somehow though, i think he will probably stop short of where we need to be. i have a sneaky suspicion the heat just got to high around the detroit attack and this is just window dressing.
does this make obama a warlord? a conservative? a hawk? it has to be driving the left madd.
I hope it doesn't become a protracted engagement like Afghanistan. I would rather see us, in cooperation with Yemen, send the terrorists a strong message: "If you are training here in our country, you will be hunted down and killed.........that simple." Won't happen I know but what the hell, it's worth hoping for.
I was listening to the news while I was driving yesterday and they had some analyst talking about this situation. According to this guy Yemen is the poorest country on the Arabian peninsula so they don't have much in the way of resources to fight these guys. It sounds like they are taking steps and are willing to get al qaeda out of their country. Evidently the police and military have little control outside of the major cities there. The country is quite moutainous and remote, perfect breeding ground for these terrorists. My frustration is why all of a sudden? We have known for some time that Yemen had problems with extremists. I realize we just had an attempted attack from a guy who was trained in Yemen but it sounds like politics to me. We can only hope that Yemen cooperates fully with us so we can get these scumbags without having to ignite another conflict in a region which already sees us as the big bully or what the hell ever. Sounds like a perfect job for specail operations forces.
Good points Wavels. There is an obvious ratcheting up of the Yemen connection in the news lately. It's been almost 2 weeks since it happened and it is still being reported as if it's major news but they don't seem to really say anything. Does anybody else feel this way? And I totally agree that Obama needs to realize what a successful attack would do to his presidency. Bad for business for sure.
Oh don't worry, they already are my friend. Special operations forces have been in Yemen for years. They aren't very effective without good intel. Where islamic extemism is concerned, that is very, very hard to come by.
