US military ready to bolster Yemeni forces: Gates: "Defence Secretary Robert Gates said the US military is looking at how to bolster Yemen's security forces amid growing concern over Al-Qaeda's foothold in the country.
'I think in terms of training and so on there are things that we can do to help the Yemenis and strengthen their capabilities,' Gates told reporters on his plane Saturday before flying into Melbourne.
'I think it's fair to say we're exploring with them a variety of possibilities along those lines,' he said.
Gates offered no details about what kind of assistance was on the horizon, but said: 'The primary focus would be on training.'"
