Meanwhile, America’s support for the regimes in Yemen and Saudi Arabia has contributed to the rise of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. In parts of southern Yemen, an Al Qaeda affiliate, Ansar al-Sharia, functions as a de facto government.
与此同时，美国对也门和沙特政权的支持也有利于基地组织在阿拉伯半岛的兴盛。在也门南部的一些地区，基地组织附属机构Ansar al-Sharia才是事实上的政府。