I have never been more amazed than at the independence of Eritrea, which won a war in which starvation was the main weapon of their oppressors, Ethiopia, for more than two decades.

Shortly after the victory, John Garang, the American educated leader of Eritrea, died in a plane crash. Arkancided, I suspect.

My only hope is that Yemenis face no such protracted oppression. Mebbe Trump can change the course of that contest, as he has in Syria.