Yemen ostensibly joined U.S.-led efforts to fight terrorism after the 11 Sept 2001 attacks but has been unable to purge itself of al-Qaeda and may never be able to do so without the help of the local tribes nor does it have the political will to do so. The main problem of course is that the tribesman (click on photo) do not view al Qaeda as the enemy.

In addition, Yemeni President Saleh openly admits that he has a truce with al Qaeda. The Yemeni regime, in exchange, has a pledge from Osama bin Laden not to attack Yemen. Because the defeatist Liberals in Congress so demoralized our country over the War on Terror, Bush did not have the Big Stick he needed to force the Yemeni regime to stop supporting al Qaeda. If Congress had only shown moral support for our President he could have warned Yemen to really destroy bin Laden's operatives in that country "or else." But how can you say, "Or else," when your enemy knows that you are a House divided, that half your government wants to turn tail and run? That America will do nothing? History will one day record the names of Murtha, Reid, Pelosi, and all the other cowardly opportunists who thwarted the War on Terror for their own personal political gain, as traitors and true enemies of this Republic.

It is noteworthy that Yemeni prisoners make up one of the largest national contingents of detainees at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay. Yemen will remain a haven for terrorists as long as we continue to elect defeatist, cowardly Liberal scum to Congress.

As for the UN, all their years in Yemen has not yielded one single positive result. Despite all their efforts, the United Nations Development Programme is a failure:

Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the Arab region, ranked 153rd on the Human Development Index (HDI), which places among low human development countries.
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At 3.02%, the country has one of the highest population growth rates globally, with the population expected to double in 23 years to around 40 million. This increases the demand for educational and health services, drinking water and employment opportunities. Yemen faces a severe water shortage, with available ground water being depleted at an alarming rate. The Yemeni economy is caught in a jobless slow growth cycle leading to stagnant per capita incomes and rising levels of unemployment, particularly amongst the youth.

Poverty is widespread, with about 45% of the population living on less than US$ 2 per day and social development indicators, such as child malnutrition, maternal mortality, and education attainment remain poor. There are also large gender disparities, with significant gaps in women’s access to economic, social and political opportunities.

The real problem is that UN offices should be replaced with drug stores that dispense condoms. Yemini women are very fertile. They can expect on average 7.9 children compared to an average of 2.7 in the rest of the world. Because the Muslim faith keeps them ignorant and primitive, Yemini women will continue to spit out tons of potential new al Qaeda terrorists for the next few decades unless we in the West find the resolve to stamp out Islam and replace that fake religion with a benign faith. It doesn't matter to me if it's Christianity or Buddhism or whatever. Anything but Islam.

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