'The leisure president’: What was Obama doing while US special ops evacuated from 'success story' Yemen?

@LilMissRightie Alternate headline: "Obama cheers for D-1 as JV squad marks another victory."

— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) March 21, 2015

Here’s the latest from President Obama’s anti-terror “success story” of Yemen:

BREAKING: U.S. forces evacuate Yemen after al Qaeda seizes city http://t.co/ipu3plMfSA

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 21, 2015

.@CNN reporting U.S. pulling special ops out of Yemen: http://t.co/ThDSGNSpn3

— Elizabeth Hagedorn (@ElizHagedorn) March 21, 2015

Smart power: US evacuating 100 commandos from Yemen air base after AQ captures nearby town http://t.co/aNSQU2UzpK

— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) March 21, 2015

The U.S. had already closed its embassy in Yemen last month.

With that in mind, did President Obama spend the day in the Situation Room, or what? Mostly “or what”:

Pres Obama sees his niece's Princeton Tigers win their first game in NCAA Women's Basketball tournament, 80-70 over Green Bay.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 21, 2015

President Obama takes in a Princeton tourney game, bops head to “You Can’t Touch This”. http://t.co/dXy1MOFvu3 pic.twitter.com/lkFmgNZ42P

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 21, 2015

But wait, there’s more!

From College Park, Pres Obama motorcaded to @AndrewsAirForce for a round of golf. It's 51° and sunny. Headed to 60°.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 21, 2015

Strategic patience!

MT @BuzzFeedNews Reports: U.S. Special Forces Evacuate Yemen After Dramatic Increase In Violence. pic.twitter.com/uiZtvo4ZHS

— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 21, 2015

The Leisure President. RT @thehill Obama hits the links: http://t.co/demGz5XX44 pic.twitter.com/kbfX3zEpnw

— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 21, 2015

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— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) March 21, 2015

Yemen is falling. Like Iraq, Libya, etc etc.
"Time for another round of golf." ~ Obama#ThanksObama
C'mon, Lemmings! "Deee-Fence!"

— J.P. Steve Martin (@submix8c) March 21, 2015

Wasn't it last fall that Obama was touting #Yemen as an example of a foreign policy success (I think his only one?)
Now look at it.

— RockPrincess (@Rockprincess818) March 21, 2015

Another Obama/Hillary accomplishment? RT @nbcsandiego: About 100 U.S. Special Operations Forces have been ordered to evacuate Yemen after Al

— Tedlink News (@Tedlinknews) March 21, 2015

@LilMissRightie photo –> http://t.co/cySrwDuM9M

— D2 (@DoreenHDickson) March 21, 2015

@markknoller Typical Obama. As US troops evacuate from last base in Yemen, Obama goofing off at basketball game. https://t.co/4GXOMbmpK8

— Kristinn Taylor (@KristinnFR) March 21, 2015

In spite of the failures, some can’t get enough (unless they were joking):

At one point in the game, some Princeton fans chanted "four more years," Pres Obama gave them a wave off.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 21, 2015

Maybe Obama thought they said “fore!”