The terrorists are winning. The regional war in the Middle East has begun.

via CNN

(CNN)With the support of nine mostly Arab countries, Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes in neighboring Yemen on Thursday, where for months Houthi rebels have intensified their violent campaign against the government.
The Saudis have pledged to use 100 war planes and contribute 150,000 soldiers to the newly formed coalition, the Saudi TV network Al Arabiya said.
The Houthis, ever defiant, responded by saying they will meet force with force.

Now check out this map below....

Lets do a rundown of all the nations where we've seen trouble...are currently engaged in fighting...or being menaced by terrorist groups.

  *  Iraq.  Obvious.  We don't need to dig down.  *  Syria.  You know the story.  *  Yemen.  You know the story.  *  Somalia.  You know the story.  *  Afghanistan.  You know the story.  *  Pakistan.  You know the story.  *  Libya.  You know the story.
*  Egypt.  If you've forgotten the story then google it.  The Muslim Brotherhood pulled off a coup which we supported, the long time leader was toppled and its been shaky as hell ever since.  *  Lebanon.  They've been on the brink for years.  The current crisis is just making the situation worse.
*  Jordan.  They're in danger of toppling.  Too many refugees, too many terrorists, too weak a central govt that is based on tribes.

Now look at the map again.

That's almost every country except Israel and by rights they should be included because of the ongoing situation with the Palestinians.  I didn't include them because they have a stable government.

The terrorists have accomplished their goal.  The region is ablaze and I see no way to put out the flames.  I have to admit that I have grudging respect for them.  They're living in fucking caves and running rings around our Ivy League educated intelligentsia in Washington.

Additionally SOCOM has been totally unable to put these beasts back in their cages.

We're looking at a failure of our military, intelligence, diplomatic and political class on a scale not seen since the beginning of WW2.