And yet the problem continues to grow...

4. U.S. Authorized Series Of Drone Strikes In Yemen
Unclear whether move disrupted terrorism
By Greg Miller, Anne Gearan and Sudarsan Raghavan
Washington Post
The Obama administration authorized a series of drone strikes in Yemen over
the past 10 days as part of an effort to disrupt an al-Qaeda terrorism plot
that has forced the closure of American embassies around the world, U.S.
officials said.
The officials said the revived drone campaign - with four strikes in rapid
succession - is directly related to the emergence of intelligence indicating
that al-Qaeda's leader has urged the group's Yemen affiliate to attack
Western targets.
... A few dozen U.S. Special Operations forces have been stationed in Yemen
since last year to train Yemeni counterterrorism forces and to help pinpoint
targets for airstrikes against al-Qaeda targets in the country. The U.S.
military carries out drone strikes in Yemen from its base in Djibouti, while
the CIA flies armed drones from a separate base in Saudi Arabia.
The CIA and the U.S. military have carried out 16 drone strikes in Yemen
this year, according to the New America Foundation, which monitors the drone
campaign. Last year, a record 54 strikes occurred.
I can not help but visualize a Ranger Instructor in the face of some poor, lost, sleep deprived patrol leader, yelling "Ranger, are you as F'd up as you want to be"?