wkmac
Well-Known Member
This is why A.Q.A.P. is much stronger in Yemen today than it was a few years ago. In 2009, A.Q.A.P. had only a few hundred members and controlled no territory; today it has, along with Ansar al-Sharia, at least 1,000 members and controls substantial amounts of territory.
How Drones Help Al Qaeda
Perfect example of what the CIA would call Blowback. And it was earlier Blowback that built Al Qaeda in the first place and we all know how that ended on a tragic day in September!