You are right, my friend, for such a relatively small country, Yemen is rich in history and historical import, even though their Arabic brethren treat them like the proverbial "red-headed stepchild." (Not as bad as the Palestinians, but close.) The origins of today's Houthi contretemps stretches back to the 9th century and is a t…
You are right, my friend, for such a relatively small country, Yemen is rich in history and historical import, even though their Arabic brethren treat them like the proverbial "red-headed stepchild." (Not as bad as the Palestinians, but close.) The origins of today's Houthi contretemps stretches back to the 9th century and is a tale of entitlement, persecution, xenophobia, and paranoia. It has not helped the Houthi psyche that they have alternately been ignored by their neighbors or have been at the center of world power competition. The former (and now deceased) President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh al-Ahmar, once described governing Yemen as "dancing on the heads of snakes." Given the current state of affairs in Yemen this remains an apt metaphor.
So with this as prelude, how would you like me to continue?
BTW, we need to do breakfast sometime soon. Next week is not good for us but how about the week after next?
Yes, late in the following week will be perfect. I'll text for a time and day. What you described above seems to me an abstract to go forward with. Now those "snakes" bite from the wings of fighter aircraft and naval ship to shore armaments. It would be daunting but an informed peek into how all of the this ends for the Houthis and Yemen would be a "nice to have" output.
Hi Paul,
You are right, my friend, for such a relatively small country, Yemen is rich in history and historical import, even though their Arabic brethren treat them like the proverbial "red-headed stepchild." (Not as bad as the Palestinians, but close.) The origins of today's Houthi contretemps stretches back to the 9th century and is a tale of entitlement, persecution, xenophobia, and paranoia. It has not helped the Houthi psyche that they have alternately been ignored by their neighbors or have been at the center of world power competition. The former (and now deceased) President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh al-Ahmar, once described governing Yemen as "dancing on the heads of snakes." Given the current state of affairs in Yemen this remains an apt metaphor.
So with this as prelude, how would you like me to continue?
BTW, we need to do breakfast sometime soon. Next week is not good for us but how about the week after next?
V/R
Doc B
Yes, late in the following week will be perfect. I'll text for a time and day. What you described above seems to me an abstract to go forward with. Now those "snakes" bite from the wings of fighter aircraft and naval ship to shore armaments. It would be daunting but an informed peek into how all of the this ends for the Houthis and Yemen would be a "nice to have" output.
Thursday, 8 February, works for me.