A Time To Act But Not React - Joshua Geltzer, Huffington Post: "America appears to be studying intensely its options for approaching Yemen, a country long mired in a now-simmering civil war.

A Time To Act But Not React - Joshua Geltzer, Huffington Post: "America appears to be studying intensely its options for approaching Yemen, a country long mired in a now-simmering civil war.

One possibility is to act through Yemeni forces, supporting them as they target alleged al-Qaeda forces, such as the militants who have been killed over the past few months. Another possibility is to employ missile strikes from Predator drones. … A third possibility is to utilize covert operations and small teams of special forces . … Stationing significant numbers of American forces on the ground in Yemen has not been definitively ruled out. Of course, some combination of these might be employed, as might less kinetic methods such as economic development and public diplomacy. None of these options is inherently a foolish one; and finding an appropriate response depends partly on the subtleties of diplomatic relationships and the nuances of classified intelligence, all of which remain beyond the public's view. What the public can demand, however, is that America act with foresight rather than react with haste." Image from

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