ill ▁viewed ▁Y emen ▁as ▁a ▁serious ▁threat , ▁un stable ▁from ▁the ▁First ▁Y em eni ▁Civil ▁War , ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁weapons , ▁large ▁cells ▁of ▁A yman ▁al - Z aw ah iri ' s ▁al - J ih ad , ▁and ▁many ▁M uj ah ide en ▁veter ans ▁from ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁Bod ine , ▁in ▁contrast , ▁viewed ▁Y emen ▁as ▁an ▁infant ▁dem ocracy , ▁a ▁" prom ising ▁American ▁al ly ▁in ▁an ▁un sett led ▁but ▁strateg ically ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁world ." ▁O ' Ne ill ▁also ▁took ▁a ▁hard ▁line ▁toward ▁the ▁Y em eni ▁security ▁forces ▁and ▁viewed ▁his ▁mission ▁as ▁a ▁criminal ▁investigation , ▁while ▁Bod ine ▁viewed ▁O ' Ne ill ▁as ▁reck less ▁and ▁harm ful ▁to ▁diplom acy . ▁Bod ine ▁was ▁fur ious ▁when ▁O ' Ne ill ▁arrived ▁with ▁ 1 5 0 ▁investig ators ▁and ▁other ▁staff ; ▁she ▁had ▁thought ▁she ▁had ▁an ▁understanding ▁with ▁O ' Ne ill ▁that ▁his ▁staff ▁would ▁total ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 . ▁Murray ▁We iss ▁wrote ▁in ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁W arn ed ▁America , ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁O ' Ne ill , ▁that ▁Bod ine ▁" to ok ▁an ▁immediate ▁and ▁strong ▁dis like ▁to ▁O ' Ne ill , ▁and ▁seem ingly ▁worked ▁to ▁ham per ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁initi atives ." ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁app reh ension ▁of ▁Niger ian ▁U mar ▁Far ou