Al-Qaeda Close to Collapse

The Washington Post

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta declared during a recent visit to Afghanistan that “we’re within reach of strategically defeating al-Qaeda.” The comment was dismissed by skeptics as an attempt to energize troops while defending the administration’s decision to wind down a decade-old war....  

Largely because of bin Laden’s death, “we can even see the end of al-Qaeda as the global, borderless, united jihad,” said another U.S. official, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Great news. The article points towards Yemen as the new focus of the War on Terror. If this is the case, does this mean we can pull out of Afghanistan now?