Why is al Qaeda Growing in Yemen?

Responding to U.S. strikes and personnel evacuations in Yemen, Big Think Waq al-Waq blogger Gregory Johnsen asks a simple question: why? 

Why, if the U.S. counterterrorism approach is working in Yemen, as Barack Obama’s administration claims, is AQAP [al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula] still growing?

To find out the disheartening answer, read here.