White House spokesman Josh Earnest told the press gaggle yesterday that the administration still considers Yemen a "template" for the success of its counterterrorism efforts. Earnest's confused, rambling response to the question of whether Yemen is still considered a model for our efforts against Islamic State is priceless.   Michael Totten splashes some reality on the administration about just how bad things are in Yemen: Suicide-bombers killed at least 137 people and wounded more than 350 in Yemen at two Shia mosques in the capital city of Sanaa on Friday. The very next day, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula seized control of the city of al-Houta, and the day after that, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel movement conquered parts of Taiz, the nation's third-largest city. Rival militias are battling for control of the international airport in the coastal city of Aden, and the US government just announced that American troops are evacuating Al Anad...(Read Full Post)