Since the attempted underwear bombing of 2009, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has not been accused of trying to attack the United States. But its operatives in Yemen have increased from hundreds to thousands — and they claim responsibility for the massacre at Charlie Hebdo. Yesterday, the US conducted its first drone attack of the year against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Are President Obama's drone strikes keeping America safe? He admits his strategy is "not neat and not simple," but he calls it "the best option we have." After last week's collapse of a sympathetic Yemini government, is that still true?
Has Obama's War on Terror Lost a Key Ally?
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Guests:
- Craig Whitlock - investigative reporter, The Washington Post - @CraigMWhitlock
- Sama'a Al-Hamdani - independent Yemen analyst - @Yemeniaty
- Adam Schiff - Democratic congressman representing Burbank - @RepAdamSchiff
- Nabeel Khoury - Northwestern University - @khoury_nabeel