Obama Defiantly Declares ‘Al Qaeda Is on Its Heels,’ Even After Successful Terrorist Attacks

By Daniel Halper

Published October 9, 2012 11:30am ET

Obama Defiantly Declares ‘Al Qaeda Is on Its Heels,’ Even After Successful Terrorist Attacks — Last night, President Obama defiantly declared that “al Qaeda is on its heels.” The president made this claim at a fundraiser at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California. “Now, four years ago, I made a few commitments to you. I told you I’d end the war in Iraq, and I did. I […]

Last night, President Obama defiantly declared that “al Qaeda is on its heels.” The president made this claim at a fundraiser at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California.

“Now, four years ago, I made a few commitments to you. I told you I’d end the war in Iraq, and I did. I said I’d end the war in Afghanistan, and we are,” said Obama. “I said we’d refocus on the people who actually attacked us on 9/11 — and today, al Qaeda is on its heels and Osama bin Laden is no more.”