Underestimating your enemy is the beginning of your end.
If you believe that Al Quaida consists primarily of those individuals hiding in Afghanistan and Pakistan caves then you really are naive.
I suggest you visit your local mosques or those in Seattle, Detroit, Chicago etc and you'll see your neighborhood Al Quaida representatives that are not only well educated but also well off financially.
Just one nuke goes off anywhere in the US and there won't be anymore local mosques.