- Abu Yahya Al-Libi was killed, and Ayman Al-Zawahiri is still left
- Al-Libi was the #2 leader and was killed by a CIA drone strike in the Pakistan tribal region
- AQAP is the force that is still left and remains a threat. They are located in the Arabian Penninsula and have attempted to attack the U.S. They are responsible for the Christmas day underwear bombing in 2009 and putting bombs in ink cartriges on cargo planes in October 2010. Last month one of our spies found out that they improved their bombs from 2009 and plan to bring down one of our commercial jets.
Historical Significance- Al Qaeda is responsible for the 9/11 attack and their mission is to attack America or it's allies. Their most recent attack was on July 7, 2005 in London.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/05/opinion/bergen-al-qaeda-whos-left/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
Question: At this point in time, how much of a threat is Al Qaeda to the U.S.? Should we be worried? When do you think would be an appropriate time to withdraw our troops?
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