A – Uniqueness – The US is shifting its foreign policy focus from MENA to Asia.

Rothkopf, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 10-14-11

(David, “David Rothkopf: Obama and Clinton's most significant foreign-policy accomplishment,” http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/10/14/debating_the_pacific_century?page=full, accessed 10-16-11, CMM)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's "AND the 20th to the 21st century.

B – Link - Security risks make assistance to Yemen expensive

Burke, FRIDE Researcher, 2010,

(Edward, “Assessing Democracy Assistance: Yemen”, FRIDE is A European Think Tank for Global Action, 6-14, Pg. 12, PAS)  7-24-11

Beyond a lack of political willAND mistrust of working with the government.

C – Internal link – US resources and focus around the world are finite – increasing interventions in MENA trade off with East Asia – that kills US regional power. 

Colby, research analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, 8-10-11

(Elbridge, consultant to a number of government and military components, served as policy advisor to the Secretary of Defense’s Representative to the New START talks, an expert advisor to the Congressional Strategic Posture Commission, and in a number of other government positions, “Why US Needs its Liberal Empire,” http://the-diplomat.com/2011/08/10/why-us-needs-its-liberal-empire/, accessed 8-24-11, CMMAND )

The centre of international gravity is AND too important to be so wasted.

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A. Uniqueness – Boehner is using his political capital to block China Bashing legislation now

Beattie, Financial Times, 10-4-11

[Alan, “US currency bill drama belies grind ahead” , accessed 10-24-11, TAP]

So, are they serious? AND concern in the US political system.

B. Link – the plan ignites Republican backlash – killing Boehner’s capital

Congress supports the old regime in Yemen –no support for the plan

Karman, Head of NED grantee Women Journalists Without Chains, 6-18-11

 [Tawakkol, “Yemen’s Unfinished Revolution” The New York Times, , 6-18-11, access date: 09-01-11, MAY]

This is because the United States AND This would be a grave mistake.

C. China bashing over currency sparks trade wars

Droke, editor of the three times weekly Momentum Strategies Report newsletter, published since 1997, which covers the U.S. economy, 10

(Clif, 3-29-10 “America and the Next Major War,” http://www.greenfaucet.com/node/15302, accessed 2-14-11, CMM)

 In the current phase of AND world will suffer," writes Barker.

Containing protectionism is critical to prevent global trade wars resulting in conflict and economic collapse.

Stewart Patrick, CFR International Institutions Director and Senior Fellow, 3/13/2009, "Protecting Free Trade," http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21084

President Obama has committed to working AND all major developed and developing countries.

Oil prices are down on the weak economy and increased supply – but the Saudis budget is stable now.

The National (UAE), 9-30-11

(Hadeel al Sayegh, “Oil price forecast cut due to growing supply,” http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/markets/oil-price-forecast-cut-due-to-growing-supply, accessed 9-29-11, CMM)

Morgan Stanley cut its Brent forecast AND at National Bank of Abu Dhabi.

Saudi link – decentralization – they fear new groups on their border

Stuster, National Security Researcher at the Center for New American Security, ‘11

(J Dana, “What can the US really do for Yemen,” 9-27-11, , accessed 10-24-11) PM

With all the focus on the AND , before Yemen falls apart completely.

New debt causes massive internal instability.

Gay, an employee of a small D.C. foreign policy think tank and a graduate student studying international relations at Syracuse University, 7-11-11

(John Allen, “Saudi Arabia: The Cost of Empire,” http://johnallengay.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/saudi-arabia-the-cost-of-empire/, accessed 9-10-11, CMM)

Saudi Arabia’s state expenditures for this AND danger to the Saudi political system.

Decentralization causes Southern secession and instability

International Crisis Group ‘11

(“Breaking Point? Yemen’s Southern Question,” 10-20-11, , accessed 10-24-11) PM

The problem is that there is AND referendum on the South’s ultimate status.

AQAP resilient – only military invasion would solve

Boot, CFR Senior Fellow, 10-2-11

(Max, “Yemen After Awlaki,” 10-2-11, , accessed 10-20-11) PM

It remains to be seen whether AND known as the Sons of Iraq.

Instability inevitable – water crisis

Arnold, VOA News, 10-21-11

(David, “Yemen’s Hunger for Qat Could Create National Thirst,” 10-21-11, , accessed 10-24-11) PM

Whether Yemen resolves its leadership stalemate AND 90 percent is a reliable figure.”

No internal link – their evidence assumes a successful terrorist attack which there is no conclusive evidence on

Conventional retaliation more likely

Sanger, and Shanker, NY Times, 5/8/2007

[David, Thom, "U.S. Debates Deterrence for Nuclear Terrorism," http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/08/washington/08nuke.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin, 1/24]

Among the subjects of the meeting AND retaliation, whether military or diplomatic.

Even conventional retaliation against civilians wouldn’t happen

Gerecht, AEI resident fellow, 7-10-06

[Reuel Marc, "Cognitive Dissonance: The State of America’s Iran Policy," http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.24637,filter.all/pub_detail.asp]

It seems unthinkable that the United AND terrorism-fond radical Islamic states.