Is Al Qaeda Weakening?

Bin Laden Intel Cache Confirms Weakness Of Al Qaeda -- DoD Buzz

Documents and other information taken from Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan confirm that the long, costly U.S. campaign against al Qaeda has been very effective at killing its top leadership and disrupting its ability to attack the U.S., a top White House counterterrorism official said Wednesday.

John Brennan, in a speech unveiling the Obama administration’s new counterterrorism strategy, said the intelligence brought back from bin Laden’s compound showed that bin Laden himself knew how much damage al Qaeda had sustained, how low its reputation had fallen, and how impotent it had become after its earlier ability to conduct major attacks. Here’s what he said:

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My Comment: If that is the case, why the plan to have more raids and operations against Al Qaeda targets? Al Qaeda is not weakened .... the only thing that is weakened is the absence of some long time leaders within the organization who have been killed or captured. The philosophy and motivation that Al Qaeda inspires among many Muslims is still there, and it has not weakened one bit.