i don't know whether saleh steps down or not. but i do think his government needs to open up. the defection by the military general who represents part of the huthi area in yemen is interesting. he's attracted a lot of followers. what i think is going to happen is thatia unless saleh moves ou there could easily be a military coup and following that a new government. >> with the new government, people talk about the will of the yemeni people as if they're all united under one goal. what could happen here? you've talked about the impact of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. that's basically been their base. could it potentially become a country that is a base for al qaeda if there is not some very strong opposition leader that is able to move into position of leadership there. >> yes. yemen is a much bigger threat to us, as i just said, than libya