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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
Us getting in Yemen was the result of the Yemeni government's inability to keep AQAP types out of Yemen. You know, like Mister Sparkypants that tried to blow up American planes back in 2009.

What was the correct response to that? "Shit happens, let's just do nothing?" (I mean that's a perfectly acceptable answer and may be the least bad of a bad set of alternatives.) [/quote]

The Yemeni situation is actually way more complicated than that. There has been a civil war and Saudi attacks on rebel groups. The US has a long history of support for the former dictator. Situations like Yemen have wheels within wheels. Once you get involved, you are subject to ramifications which you could not have foreseen. It is important to understand whether we are currently preventing future underwear bombers or creating new ones. I don't claim to have all the answers, but since Obama keeps most of our activities in Yemen secret, I also don't have full information. Wikileaks was very interesting reading on Yemen BTW. [/quote]

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