As al Shabab (the al Qaeda franchise in Somalia) expands its operations into Yemen (a short boat ride across the Gulf of Aden), elsewhere in the Middle East, East Africa and Western Europe, the Obama administration is desperately seeking a means by which it can negate the group's growing audacity, aggressiveness, technical expertise and operational capabilities.
Terrorism and Intelligence Blog sources say President Obama favors the proxy approach supported by limited direct action by U.S. military assets including air strikes and special operations.
The White House is nearing a decision to provide support to al Shabab's mortal enemy, the Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a, which is vehemently opposed to Sharia Law, al Qaeda, radical Islamic fundamentalism, and jihad against anyone not in favor of Sharia. Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a has been in pitched and protracted battles with al Shabab and has shown signs of promise, which has led some of President Obama's advisors to recommend arming, training and otherwise supporting the group in a textbook example of asymmetric warfare via the employment of regional factional proxies.
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