Ileana Ros-Lehtinen actually said...

It was created with the purpose of addressing these rapidly-evolving threats in Sahel and Maghreb regions by supporting partner countries.

On numerous occasions, the President has gone so far as to say that al-Qaeda has been 'decimated and that it is on the path to defeat.'

Weak governance has left these nations vulnerable to infiltration by radical groups like AQIM, Boko Haram, and other U.S.-designated terrori...

The situation in Mali, as we have seen, does not exist in a vacuum.