Last year al Qaeda's ability to attack the US was declared all but wiped out. Former CIA agent, Michael Scheuer, has stated that al Qaeda is more of threat now than it was prior to 9/11.
In reality, it doesn't matter if al Qaeda is weaker or stronger now. It is only one head of the multi-headed hydra that is islamic terrorism. You have many other groups/states that share the same ideology and goals as al Qaeda.
Completely destroying al Qaeda will not end the jihad. We must strike at the heart of the problem which is islamic jihad. Digital Journal
On Sunday, former CIA agent who was in charge for the hunt for Usama Bin Laden, Michael Scheuer, said on CNN that al-Qaeda is more of a threat now than prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Well, the outspoken ex-intelligence operative provided his analysis once again on Sunday on the CNN program “State of the Union” with John King and stated that al-Qaeda is more of a threat now than in the past because of the vast regions al-Qaeda has expanded in.
“We’ve killed some of the al Qaeda leaders and every dead al Qaeda leader is a success. But all we have is a body count. We now have al Qaeda – the main al Qaeda – in the Pakistan and Afghanistan theater. We have a fully fledged wing in Yemen. We have a full fledged wing in Iraq, a fully fledged wing in North Africa and a nascent wing in Somalia. How can [al Qaeda] be less threatening to us?” Scheuer added that al-Qaeda is much more dangerous than on September 11, 2001.
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