But Yemen, too, is engaged in its own destructive policies.

After World War II, it was a beaten and devastated nation with a history of dysfunctional nationalism.

But this approach establishes a self limiting pattern, because balance sheets are damaged, demand falters, and expectations have to be adjusted downward.

But Yemen, too, is engaged in its own destructive policies. President Ali Abdullah Salih has regularly used Yemeni Wahhabis to defeat his domestic opponents first the Communists, then the Zaidis, and then the Huthis.

They considered us thugs or vandals backed by Israel, out to disturb the security of the country. A country they believed would combat its enemies thanks to the wisdom of Mr. President, about whom the only thing they knew about was that he was irreplaceable.