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GCC countries urge forceful UN action over Yemen security
2015-02-15
Sanaa -- Yemen’s Gulf neighbours urged the United Nations Saturday to act forcefully over the deteriorating security situation there, including possible military intervention, as more governments closed their embassies in Sanaa.

Foreign ministers of the six GCC member countries called on the “UN Security Council to take a decision under Chapter Seven of the United Nations Charter”, which allows the use of military force if there are breaches of the peace or acts of aggression.

They also called for an urgent meeting of the Arab League and of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Oh that'll be a big help. How about asking for EU forces while you're at it...
In a statement at the end of their meeting, they called for immediate international steps to guarantee the safety of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, now under effective house arrest, and of his prime minister.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that Yemen is falling apart and called for Western-backed Hadi to be restored to power.
Here's the deal: the GCC and Saoodi-controlled Arabia have militaries. You have modern western weapons. You have plenty of young men. You want Yemen fixed? Go fix it. We'll vote a UN resolution to give you political cover, but you supply the military and the resources to take care of the problem. There's a precedent for this; Egypt went to Yemen a half-century ago to settle their hash. It even worked for a while.

So go ahead and handle this "regional security" problem yourselves. Let us know how it turns out.
Posted by:Steve White

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