The Hill is reporting that:
In the recent past, Yemen has been cited as a nation where anti-terrorist efforts by the U.S. have borne fruit.
Now a coup has changed all that and left Saudi Arabia with a dangerous and potentially hostile nation on its southern border.
The administration, however, is not giving up on the country with White House chief of staff Denis McDonough saying, on Sunday:
“I think it’s very important to recognize that governance in Yemen has always been difficult. We will continue to press on the ground, including today, to make decisions transparently, pursuant to a political agreement, so that we can work with them to keep on the offensive against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.”
The part about staying on the offensive may have been too optimistic.
