As more details emerge about the plot to send bombs concealed in cargo packages from Yemen to the US, an intense debate is under way in Washington about how to respond. Already some in the US military want to pour more counter-terrorism and military support into the country. They want to defeat the group many assume to be responsible – al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – on the field of battle. But without also addressing Yemen’s internal crises, al-Qaeda’s freedom to plot, plan and launch terrorist attacks will only grow. Indeed, a new, expensive and singular focus on hard security will make matters worse.
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