Saleh steps down in Yemen
Good news, all around. The country was (and still could) spiral into civil war so this is welcoming news. It’s been difficult to form a model of the different paths the region’s autocrats have in response to their countries’ protests. The lesson here seems to be that nearly killing a president with a rocket launcher increases the odds that they will step down. Not terribly helpful.
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I’m not sure Saleh has stepped down. I was watching BBC News earlier tonight and they said he went to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, but had not stepped down. While it is easy to reach the conclusion he abdicated, how can we be sure?