Al Qaeda is now trying to sustain itself as an organization. They are now under global scrutiny and at there weakest point post 9/11. There inability to pull anything off in significance in over two years points to there ineffectiveness. They have a lot of hot air but no substance - they know there time is short.
"There inability to pull anything off in significance in over two years points to there ineffectiveness"
Hmm, lets see, last two years:
Madrid, London, Bali, Sharm el-Sheikh, Jordan.
All insignificant?