I'm not sure the Al Qaeda 'sightings' are designed to foment ill will toward -- or garner support for an invasion of -- any one country.
Remember, we've already had reports of as many as 20 Al Qaeda cells operating here in the US. Does that mean we're getting ready to invade Tampa? No, it means that Al Qaeda truly is like an octopus with its ugly tentacles reaching everywhere. If the reports are designed for anything, it's to remind us how pervasive and elusive our enemy is, and to bolster support for a protracted search and destroy effort.
Never forget, nearly 3000 lives were snuffed out by Bin Laden and Al Qaeda on 9/11, and hundreds more had died prior to then as a direct result of OBL/AQ actions. America is tired of turning the other cheek, and is now cleaning out the snake-pit.
Perhaps not but I wouldn't mind seeing DeToilet (Detroit) get a little action ;-)