Foreign Policy

BREAKING! U.S. Embassy EVACUATED in Yemen

It wasn’t too long ago that Obama was calling Yemen a success for his foreign policy, but now that the government has fallen to Iran-backed Islamist militants, he probably won’t be bragging much. And then there’s this:

WASHINGTON — The State Department confirmed late Tuesday that it has closed the U.S. Embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff because of the political crisis and security concerns following the takeover of much of the country by Shiite rebels.

The department announced it had suspended operations at the embassy in Sanaa and relocated its remaining diplomatic personnel “due to the ongoing political instability and the uncertain security situation.” The embassy had been operating with only a skeleton staff for some weeks amid deteriorating conditions.

Yemen has been in crisis for months, with Iran-linked Shiite Houthi rebels besieging the capital and then taking control. Earlier Tuesday, U.S. officials said the embassy closure would not affect counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida’s Yemen branch.

Doesn’t sound like a success to me.

When Rabid Feminists ATTACK!! Daily Beast Writer Verbally Ambushed for Presenting Evidence Against Rape Allegation