The Pentagon reports today Al Qaeda and terrorism threats are up due to.........Wait for it...............

" WASHINGTON (AP) -- A surge in the number of aggressive AL-Qaeda affiliates and like-minded groups the Middle East and North Africa poses a serious threat to U.S. interests and allies, the State Department said Wednesday in reporting a more than 40 percent increase in terrorist attacks worldwide between 2012 and 2013.

The department also singled out Iran as a major state sponsor of terrorism that continues to defy demands it prove its atomic ambitions are peaceful even as Washington pursues negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear program.

In its annual global terrorism report, the department said that losses in AL-Qaeda's core leadership in Pakistan and Afghanistan "accelerated" the network's decentralization in 2013. That has resulted in more autonomous and more aggressive affiliates, notably in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, northwest Africa, and Somalia, it said."

So a more than 40% spike due to the fact we've been too good at killing their leaders

Sorta makes one wonder where we'd be if we weren't so good at killing their leaders??

Also sorta makes one wonder what it would be like living in an America where a drone strike could end a BBQ. I'd think that success would just create more American terrorist

But then one would have to define success. Does success equal piece and prosperity or does success equal more money for more drones.