Thus the two largest countries on the Arabian peninsula – Saudi Arabia, the biggest in terms of landmass and oil wealth, and Yemen in terms of population – are now locked in life-and-death struggles with internal enemies. The paradox is that, though the threat to both countries is the same, each is worsening the outlook for the other by the policies they are pursuing.
因此，阿拉伯半岛上两个最大的国家——从大陆面积和石油储量方面来讲最大的沙特阿拉伯和人口最多的国家也门——现在在和内部的敌人进行生死攸关的斗争上，紧紧地连在了一起。然而，在这里存在的悖论是，虽然圣战分子对沙特阿拉伯和也门造成的威胁是一样的，但是，这两个国家却都因为其执行的政策，而使对方打击恐怖分子的前景变得恶化。