Speaking at West Point last December on the war strategy in Afghanistan, President Obama did not mince words: “Our overarching goal remains the same: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to prevent its capacity to threaten America and our allies in the future.” So where are we in the fight against al-Qaeda in the region? According to National Security Advisor General Jim Jones back in October 2009, al Qaeda’s presence in Afghanistan was “very diminished,” and the maximum number of al Qaeda fighters remaining was “less than 100.” Al Qaeda has “no bases and no ability to launch attacks on either us or our allies,” Jones continued. Furthermore, CIA Director Leon Panetta estimated last week that Afghanistan was home to “no more than 50 to 100 al Qaeda terrorists.”
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