Hi, I'm a Rominali host of To the Point in Which Way, L.A.

And thanks so much for listening to our programs.

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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Obama's War on Terror has lost a key ally.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Since the attempted underwear bombing of 2009, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

has not been accused of trying

to attack the United States. But its operatives in Yemen have increased from hundreds to thousands,

and they claim responsibility for the massacre at Charlie Hebdo. Are President Obama's drone

strikes keeping America safe? He admits his strategy is not neat and not simple, but he calls it the best

option we have. After last week's collapse of a sympathetic Yemeni government, is that still true?

Today's talking point, a conversation with Syria's president Bashar al-Assad. First, here's the

news.

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