Is Al Qaeda Still A Threat?

Members of Boko Haram, a group that has killed thousands of people in recent years in an effort to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria. Samuel James for The New York Times

Al Qaeda-Inspired Groups, Minus Goal Of Striking U.S. -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — One of the currents running through the presidential campaign has been a tacit but fundamental question: After 11 years of the war on terror, what kind of threat does Al Qaeda pose to America? imes

The candidates offered profoundly different answers during their final debate last week, with President Obama repeating his triumphant narrative of drone attacks and dead terrorists, and Mitt Romney warning darkly about Islamists on the march in an increasingly hostile Middle East.

In a sense, both are true. The organization that planned the Sept. 11 attacks, based in Afghanistan and Pakistan, is in shambles; dozens of its top leaders have been killed since Mr. Obama assumed office, and those who remain appear mostly inactive.

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My Comment: Is Al Qaeda still a threat? I would have to say yes.