space that is abandoned by government troops and that's what is happening in the story. al-qaeda in the araban peninsula is regarded by u.s. officials as one of the major terrorist threats to the united states. it was responsible for the under wear bomber and in part for the recent attacks in paris. it is a dangerous group. you don't want to see them get more resources or territory and concerning, we have had to pull back our own troops that are in yemen. and it makes it hard to push back on the terrorist organization. >> they called it a retreat and saying we retreated from yemen. he can't look at it any other way. what do we do now michael. what is our next step? >> i think you will so something you reportedly seen for the last few days.