Yemen is having strong protests, similar to many other countries in the Middle East. The president is being pressured to step down, but he refuses and claims he will work out a plan for him to step down in the coming years. That's what happened in Egypt, and it didn't end well for the president.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen, increasingly isolated amid defections and resignations, clung to power on Tuesday despite continuing protests and ominous signs of fragmentation among the nation’s main military units.
The protests have been lasting and have had an effect on the nation. Many have expected the President to step down by now but he hasn't. The military has divided into two over the issue, and the leader of the army has sided with the protesters. These people want a change in Yemen. It's the domino effect, and Yemen is falling to protesters like much of the area around it. It has been violent, many protectors of the republic have killed several protesters. The US is afraid of a power vacuum in Yemen. Al Qaeda is a dominant force in Yemen, and they could be the next in power of the president leaves. The US hopes for a peaceful transition to a democracy, without terrorist activities.
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