No troops for Yemen: White House aide (AFP) 3 January 2010, http://tinyurl.com/y8d459z

Do we really need to announce this? Might be the right answer if YM can defeat AQ with only indirect support or if we are not concerned about AQ shifting its flag from PAK to YM, but do we need to announce it the same day we close down our Embassy in the face of AQ threats?

The dots connect to describe a direct line from the threat to our decision not to intervene. I'm sure the connection is not lost on our enemies.