tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post3090929834396439806..comments2024-01-28T09:52:33.515-05:00Comments on al Sahwa: The Yemen File: Promising Beginnings for 2010Pat Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937507399915070637noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post-8721175340757060612010-01-29T13:13:00.065-05:002010-01-29T13:13:00.065-05:00@JD: Sorry if I seemed overly critical. I'm al...@JD: Sorry if I seemed overly critical. I'm also something of an advocate for supportive efforts in Yemen, I'm simply worried that people will start assuming that it can be handled simply. I don't what it was like before the 80s and 90s, but I see a tendency in news reporting to state what should be done as though the writer is an expert at the subject. Gushing praise of Gant in the Washington Post and Op Eds about tribalism in Afghanistan have done nothing to erase this.Gyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139372297929361578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post-57585943114597349122010-01-28T16:01:41.548-05:002010-01-28T16:01:41.548-05:00Not a bad follow up, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk...Not a bad follow up, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8482265.stmJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229922275251649001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post-64620341459265175702010-01-28T15:48:38.414-05:002010-01-28T15:48:38.414-05:00I have no issues with either comment, they both ha...I have no issues with either comment, they both have merit. I apologize for my failed attempt to land my point. My enthusiasm is directed toward the US approach to this particular foreign policy problem set. I think they, (DOD/DOS) have the correct ratio of involvement. Gyre, you are correct that much of our success will hinge on how President Saleh improves his double handed involvement. Anonymous, you're right too, our CT efforts will be for naught if we don't correct the pending economic disaster.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229922275251649001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post-70644230009160867742010-01-28T05:41:30.010-05:002010-01-28T05:41:30.010-05:00I concur with Gyre, and might add that while the c...I concur with Gyre, and might add that while the connections between AQ, separatists and Houthis are vague at best, there has been a very real and tangible connection between Saleh's administration at jihadist militants in Yemen. This is something we need to keep in mind. <br /><br />It also highlights the greater issue of what may happen if we fail to address some of the baseline problems facing the country (economic turmoil, corruption, poverty etc). Not only do these problems cause insecurity, they fuel the strategic narrative crafted by AQAP. Without addressing these problems we cannot hope to eradicate the AQAP presence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post-36494540281009651052010-01-27T23:26:07.576-05:002010-01-27T23:26:07.576-05:00I'd suggest that we remember to view this calm...I'd suggest that we remember to view this calmly. Despite what Saleh/Salih (president of Yemen) says, Al Qaeda, the separatists, and the Houthis/Huthis probably have at most vague ties to each other. Also it seems to me that this article is very positive without noting that some of the main reasons for the fighting have been caused by his government.Gyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139372297929361578noreply@blogger.com