Obama abandons another ally...but refrains from supporting Iranian opposition

U.S. Shifts to Seek Removal of Yemen's Leader, an Ally 
-Laura Kasinof & David E. Sanger

The U.S., which long supported Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh, has now concluded that he is unlikely to bring about the required reforms and must be eased out of office, according to American and Yemeni officials.
(New York Times)
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