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| Suicide Bombing in Yemen Bad Sign for Obama |
| 2012-05-21 |
| Mammoth suicide bombing in Yemen Monday is another blow to Obama’s attempt to show the Arab world democracy works. A massive suicide bombing in Yemen Monday morning is another blow to President Barack Obama’s attempt to show the Arab world that democracy works for it. The suicide bomber, wearing a military uniform and presumably linked to Al Qaeda, killed at least 97 people, mostly soldiers, and wounded 300 others practicing for a military parade in the Yemeni capital of San’a. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backed by the Obama administration, was scheduled to attend the parade on Yemen's national day on Tuesday. The suicide bombing came 10 days after the government launched a military campaign against Al Qaeda-linked terrorists who have nearly overwhelmed southern Yemen. Obama has pointed to Yemen's change in government as a model for Arab countries seeking to adopt democracy, but the results there, as in all of the rebellions, have raised the nearly-century old question, “Is democracy safe for the world?” Obama told G8 leaders meeting at Camp David that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave power, and pointed to Yemen as a model “to enable a Syrian-led, inclusive political transition leading to a democratic, plural political system.” |
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| Posted by: tipover 2012-05-21 11:03 |