Al Qaeda not only remains a threat to the United States, but its capabilities and scope are expanding, a new analysis from a respected think tank has concluded.
“There has been a net expansion in the number and geographic scope of Al Qaeda affiliates and allies over the past decade, indicating that Al Qaeda and its brand are far from defeated,” argues Seth Jones, an analyst at the RAND Corporation and the study’s author.
Why, after a decade of wars ”“ the longest in America’s history ”“ is the terrorist organization that the US military set out to defeat still active and growing? And does it really have an impact on the everyday safety of most Americans?
Yes, it does, and we must never let our guard down, no matter where we are and no matter what we’re doing. I believe that he who stands guard now defends not only [b] his[/b] way of life, but that of others. Someone once said that “the price of liberty is eternal vigilance,” and that remains just as true today as it was two hundred years ago.