The Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF ), released on July 19 a 13 minute English audio message, with Arabic and Russian translation, of Anwar al-Awlaki. He warned the American people that President Barack Obama will mire U.S. forces in Yemen just as Afghanistan "If George W. Bush is remembered as being the president who got America stuck in Afghanistan and Iraq, it's looking like Obama wants to be remembered as the president who got America stuck in Yemen".

He also mocked U.S. efforts to combat al-Qaida in Yemen, saying its airstrikes were only sending recruits streaming to the terror group and had "accomplished for them (al-Qaida) the work of years."

Al-Awlaki also dismissed the American effort to back the Yemeni government with aid and training, and said the Obama administration is being swindled.

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