Petraeus: More security funds heading to Yemen, but not troops - CNN.com

Petraeus: More security funds heading to Yemen, but not troops - CNN.com: "Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- The U.S. military does not intend to put ground troops in Yemen, a country where al Qaeda operatives have become an increasing threat, Gen. David Petraeus told CNN in an interview to be aired Sunday.

However, the United States plans to more than double its security assistance funding to Yemen, from $70 million to more than $150 million, Petraeus, head of U.S. Central Command, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour at CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa.

Petraeus, who recently returned from his visit to the Arab nation, said Yemen's foreign minister was 'quite clear that Yemen does not want to have American ground troops there. And that's a good -- good response for us to hear, certainly.'"

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