Let's kick out another Middle Eastern ally while we're at it

This time it’s Yemen.

The United States, which long supported Yemen’s president, even in the face of recent widespread protests, has now quietly shifted positions and has concluded that he is unlikely to bring about the required reforms and must be eased out of office, according to United States and Yemeni officials.

Yet this administration continues to leave “reformer” Bashar Assad on his throne in Syria.