The Threat Is Syria And Yemen, Not Libya (A Commentary)

An anti-government rally in Sanaa demands President Saleh steps down. Photo from The Telegraph

Yemen And Syria Pose A Greater Threat To Us Than Libya -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph

Unlike Libya, both countries pose an active and current threat to our everyday well-being, writes Con Coughlin.

With the anti-government protests in Syria and Yemen becoming more ugly by the day, I am increasingly of the view that, by launching military action against Libya, we may actually have managed to target the wrong country.

I fully concede that Muammar Gaddafi and his dysfunctional family should be removed from power at the earliest opportunity. But these days they can hardly be said to pose a serious threat to our security, having surrendered their investment in nuclear proliferation and international terrorism many years ago.

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My Comment: What happens in Yemen and Syria should concern us, but the country that we should really pay attention to is also the 800lb gorilla in the room that everyone in the worlds is aware of .... but no one wants to talk about. That country is Saudi Arabia.

In my opinion it is only a matter of time before calls for reform start to percolate in Saudi Arabia, and I can easily predict that the kingdom will ignore them. The violence and uprisings that can result would pale in comparison to what has happening in almost every other country in the region .... doubly so since most of the world is dependent on Saudi Arabia producing and exporting oil. If one has to rank countries being the greatest threat to us .... Saudi Arabia (because of its oil and arrogant leadership) would easily make the top of that list.