As Obama moves to remove US troops from Afghanistan, is Al Qaeda still a global threat or merely a local player in the world's backwaters?

English: World map about terrorist attacks of al-Qaeda. Español: Atentados atribuidos a Al Qaida Dansk: Verdenskort med alle de terror angreb der påstås at været begået af al-Qaeda. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Here's a view from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies:
http://defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/gartenstein-ross-daveed-debate-is-al-qaeda-a-global-terror-threat-or-a-local-military-menace/

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