Telegraph: Reports that President Saleh of Yemen has arrived in Saudi Arabia for treatment. This could be a way of solving some of the troubling aspects of the conflict in Yemen, if Saleh was to resign due to ill health after the recent attack, the US and Saudi Arabia could try and get a stable and western supporting regime in Yemen. As noted in previous post on Yemen, it does not have any oil but its importance comes from its strategic importance at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. The West needs a semi stable regime that is Western looking, what it does not need is for Al Qaeda to grow in influence or for an extreme Islamic Government to take over with sympathy for Al Qaeda. Lets see if Saleh returns to Yemen, this blog would very surprised.
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