Al Qaeda Does Not Agree With The Global Consensus That They Have Been Defeated

Al Qaeda, Again -- Wall Street Journal

The terrorists don't seem to agree that they've been defeated.

Between his Inaugural address Monday and the State of the Union speech next month, we hope President Obama finds space to include some comments on Algeria. And Mali. And Benghazi. This isn't an attempt at foreign-policy snark. It's an effort to see the world as it is.

Mr. Obama of late has been doing what can only be described as a mission-accomplished riff on Iraq and Afghanistan, announcing last week an accelerated timetable for getting U.S. troops out of the Afghan theater. From his election campaign through the transition, Mr. Obama has tried to keep the world and its troubles at arm's length. But with the hostage mess at a remote gas plant in Algeria, it is impossible to blink from the reality that the post-bin Laden al Qaeda is still with us and an active threat to U.S. interests.

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My Comment: What also helps Al Qaeda's cause is the perception .... rightly or wrongly .... that as far as the U.S. is concerned .... Al Qaeda is now the world's problem.