Here is a glimpse of Al Qaeda's 20 year plan. Funny that our President thinks they're defeated and its time to pull out of Afghanistan. Maybe if he attended the daily national security briefings he would be aware that AQ has a 20 year plan that they haven't put on ice.
Jihad 2020: Assessing Al-Qaida’s 20-Year Plan
This is old news, but it clearly demonstrates AQ's plan to continue the war against the U.S.:
AQAP releases a 'special issue' of Inspire magazine