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When Do We Go to War in Yemen?

The U.S. has three immediate threats to its national security: rogue regimes like Iran and North Korea; violent extremists like al-Qaeda; and weak and failing states like Yemen, that could and can become havens for violent extremists like al-Qaeda. The U.S. policy toward Yemen should be guided by dealing with the second and third threats together.

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