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    The speaker argues that the government in Yemen is not more stable due to the revolution for three reasons. First, the economy has gotten worse, not better, with rising deficits, falling currency reserves, and ongoing food insecurity. Second, security has deteriorated with deadly Al-Qaeda attacks increasing under the new president. Third, the political system has barely changed, as the former vice president was simply placed in power without true democratic elections, and the Houthis remain unhappy with the government which they see as still corrupt and weak.

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    The speaker argues that the government in Yemen is not more stable due to the revolution for three reasons. First, the economy has gotten worse, not better, with rising deficits, falling currency reserves, and ongoing food insecurity. Second, security has deteriorated with deadly Al-Qaeda attacks increasing under the new president. Third, the political system has barely changed, as the former vice president was simply placed in power without true democratic elections, and the Houthis remain unhappy with the government which they see as still corrupt and weak.

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    The speaker argues that the government in Yemen is not more stable due to the revolution for three reasons. First, the economy has gotten worse, not better, with rising deficits, falling currency reserves, and ongoing food insecurity. Second, security has deteriorated with deadly Al-Qaeda attacks increasing under the new president. Third, the political system has barely changed, as the former vice president was simply placed in power without true democratic elections, and the Houthis remain unhappy with the government which they see as still corrupt and weak.

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    FirstOppositionSpeakerDebateArgument:

    Goodmorning!IamCarissaandIwillberepresentingtheoppositionsideinthis
    debate.WebelievethatthegovernmentinYemenisnotmorestableduetotherevolution.
    AlthoughMarcusmadesomevalidpointsabouthowthegovernmenthasimproved,thereare
    stillmanyissuestobedealtwith.TheHouthisandpeopleofYemenbegantoprotestagainst
    theYemenigovernmentin2011becausetheywantedfreshelectoralpollsandmore
    representation.TensofthousandsofYemenipeopleparticipatedintheprotestsagainstthe
    president,AliAbdullahSaleh,whohadbeeninofficefor33years.Inordertomakethe
    governmentmorestable,thepeoplewantedtoendunemployment,improveeconomic
    conditions,andeliminatecorruptionwithinthegovernment.
    MarcusmadethepointthattheYemenigovernmenthasbeenabletoimprovefrom
    pooreconomicconditions.Althoughthepresidenthassecuredsomebanksandtrustfunds,
    Yemenstillhasastruggling,underdevelopedeconomy.ThepeopleofYemenarefacing
    deterioratingsecurity,shortagesinfuelandelectricityandrisingcostoflivingintheArab
    world'spoorestcountry.Also,Yemen'sbudgetdeficitreached8%ofGDPin2013whilethe
    country'sstockofforeigncurrencyfellbyabout$1billiontojustunder$4billion.So,Iwould
    liketoarguethatifanything,Yemen'seconomicsituationhasonlygottenworse,notbetter.
    Asaresult,Yemencontinuestofacefoodinsecurity,impoverishment,andinstability.
    Marcusmentionedthatthenewpresident,MansourHadi,hasprotectedthecountry
    fromtheAlQaeda,butthedeadliestattackinYemen'shistoryoccurredwhileHadiwasin
    office.OnMay21,2012,anAlQaedasoldierdetonatedasuicidebombinacrowdofmilitary
    personnelinthecountry'scapital.Theattackkilled96andwoundedmorethan200Yemeni
    people.Justthisyear,theAlQaedahaskilledover60Yemenis.So,howdoesthisprovethat
    thenewpresidenthasprotectedYemen?Inaddition,withnorealreformofgovernment
    institutions,noruleoflaw,deterioratingeconomyandacatastrophichumanitariansituation,
    conflictsthroughoutYemenhavedramaticallyincreasedasthepeoplebecomeincreasingly
    unsatisfiedwiththegovernment.
    Next,IwouldliketorebutthepointMarcusmadeabouthowtherevolutionhas
    resultedinthedevelopmentofdemocracyinYemen,becausefrommypointofviewitseems
    thatthegovernmentisvirtuallythesame.Theoldvicepresident,MansourHadi,wasplaced
    inpowerbytheGulfCooperationCouncil'spowertransferagreement.Thisdeal,signedon
    November23,2011,wasagreatblowtotheindependentrevolutionaries,asitempowered
    traditionalforcesoverthosecallingforradicalchange.ThepeopleofYemenwantedtomove

    towardsamoredemocraticelectionsystem,butthatstillhasn'tbeenachieved.Therewasan
    electionheldtoelectanewpresident,butthatwasallshowjusttomakethepeopleofYemen
    thinktheyhadsomechoice.Therewasonlyonecandidate,andthatcandidatewastheold
    vicepresident,MansourHadi.
    AnotherpointIwanttomakeisthattheHouthisarestillunhappywiththenew
    government.Theybelieveitisstillcorruptandweakandthatitshouldbedissolvedinfavorof
    arepresentativebodywiththecabinentpostsdividedequallyamongthevariousgroupsin
    Yemen.TheHouthisfoughtforachange,butthestructureofthegovernmentbarelychanged
    aftertheoverthrowoftheformerpresident,whichiswhytheyarestillunhappy.
    Tosummarize,thegovernmenthasn'timprovedtobalancethecountry,theeconomy
    isstillstruggling,theelectionwasnotfairanddemocratic,andthepeoplebelievethe
    governmentisstillweakandcorrupt.Overall,thegovernmenthasnotstabilizedduetothe
    revolutionbecausetherearestillmanyissuesthatareresultingininstability.

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