one of the biggest decisions I made was to draw the line about when and how to engage terrorist groups around the world, not solely in Africa. In short, if a group had the means and intent to strike the U.S. homeland, then we kept the pressure on. If it had the intent but not the means, then we monitored it and occasionally took out key leaders and critical targets. If it didn’t have the intent, let alone the means, then it was time to end the mission.
