Polls show that al-Qaeda is losing hearts and minds in Pakistan and elsewhere.

Yemen is a fragile state. It is not a failed state.

The conflict, corruption and poverty in Yemen have made it a breeding ground for al-Qaeda.

Senator Kerry issued an investigative report yesterday that contains very troubling findings about Americans going to Yemen and Somalia.

We need to work within this balance between central and local authority.

I would strongly encourage you to have a future session on Somalia, and probably one beyond that, that looks at the larger regional intersections of all of these groups and problems.

The United States has never given Yemen quite the attention that it deserves.

I expect to hear from the administration such a plan--one that combines both civilian and military strategy.

Yemen has gone from probably one of the most anachronistic theocracies to something that is working on becoming a democratic state.

As our enemies' tactics evolve, clearly we need to keep up.

As President Obama has demonstrated, we must work on international threats through multilateral fronts.

We do not have a comprehensive civilian-military program yet.