US increases military footprint in Yemen as part as post-Afghanistan withdrawal strategy
As the United States seeks to adapt to the ever-changing face of Islamic radicalism and growing anti-American sentiment in the Middle East, Washington is banking on its military to assert control, starting with Yemen. Ever since Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai categorically refused to sign Washington’s Bilateral Security Agreement, which text provisions for a small US military contingent to remain in Afghanistan to monitor security development against the payment of a substantial aid package...
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- 25.04.2014 11:42:00