The Wasted Years

The Houthis chose to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of 9/11 by sticking it to the regime that spawned fifteen of the nineteen hijackers that day. In a couple of days, a group condescendingly dismissed by western media as "Yemeni rebels" has bollocksed Saudi oil exports and may yet do for the House of Saud. On the day before - September 10th - MBS, the Crown Prince, called the Oval Office, twice, to demand direct US military strikes on the Houthis. President Trump politely declined. We shall attend to these developments starting on Monday, now that the anniversary week has drawn...