Will A U.S. Drone War In Yemen Destabilize The Country?

File photo of an an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle. The CIA is expected to begin operating drones over Yemen. UPI/Jonathan Snyder/U.S. Air Force

Yemen's Trouble With Drones -- Christian Science Monitor

An Obama administration plan expanding CIA use of armed drones to hunt for Al Qaeda affiliates in Yemen risks exacerbating the country's march toward civil war.

An Obama administration plan to increase drone strikes in Yemen may be one way to eliminate Islamic militants hiding within the rugged country, but it could prove a risky gambit.

A US official told The Washington Post this week that the administration may expand its current military drone campaign over Yemen by bringing in a CIA drone group to find and root out Al Qaeda operatives, much like it does in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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My Comment: I do not know what the exact impact on Yemen will be if the U.S. intensifies the drone war over that country, but I know that in this country the U.S. drone war against Al Qaeda is universally hated.

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