[PapaBear3625]

Meanwhile al-Q is on the edge of gaining control of Libya, Muslim Brotherhood Islamists are gaining control of Egypt, etc, etc.

This is just misdirection. Al Queda is just a small part of the Global Jihad.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Al Queda is just a small part of the Global Jihad.

And the draw almost all of the western world's wrath, leaving the rest to do pretty much as they please. They're small, but incredibly useful.