Some telling points are made in this Christian Science Monitor piece, which characterizes those Al-Qaeda goals thusly: 1. Remove US forces from Saudi Arabia. (In 2001, there were about 4,500 US troops there. Today, about 500 remain.) 2. Remove all foreign armies from all Muslim countries. 3. Destroy Israel and control Jerusalem. 4. Overthrow Arab … Continue reading Has Al Qaeda advanced its goals since 9/11?