No, the world is not safer today. We knocked off a retired guy last night. The fronts in this war have moved on, and the threats now are from governments, and all that they have at their disposal - Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Syria...Terrorism is but one of their military strategies in confronting the US.
You are right... the fronts in this war have moved. IF we are safer today per what our brave little POTUS says, why is the threat level heightened?