trouble from Yemen

trouble from Yemen

fiction
Edward w Pritchard


Bombing of oil refining facilities and storage locations occurring in Saudi Arabia this weekend are alleged to have originated from Yemen. President Trump has pledged to release strategic oil reserves from American stock piles to stabilize the world price of oil. Tomorrow we may hear President's Trumps plans for retaliation against the perpetrators of the bombings.

Too bad Hillary Clinton is not a part of President Trumps advisory team.  Mrs.Clinton visited Yemen about 7 years ago I recall when she worked strategically on military matters for President Obama. At that time she promised Yemen more humanitarian aide if the Country of Yemen could straighten it's house out internally.

The people of Yemen are suffering greatly and have done so for many years. Meanwhile Iran and Saudi Arabia remain involved in the internal politics of the country of Yemen and religious conflict
among Muslims worsen the situation. Meanwhile cholera and starvation occur periodically in Yemen even in the 21st century. It's a sad situation.

America should be slow to help or intervene in Yemen other than with humanitarian aide and and let the Muslim countries of the region find a solution to their problems. Wouldn't it be nice if like the Catholics have a Pope to act as an interloper at times in the internal politics of Catholic countries throughout History the Muslims Countries now had a supreme religious head of the Muslim church
to provide secular assistance and guidance in times of stress to prevent warfare and suffering. Such a policy could keep Western and far Eastern countries from being dragged into the problems of the Muslim world which always end badly.