On June 30, 2008, “the New York Times noted that even though [President] Bush had made al Qaeda’s destruction his top priority, ‘it is increasingly clear that the Bush administration will leave office with al Qaeda having successfully relocated its base from Afghanistan to Pakistan’s tribal areas, where it has rebuilt much of its ability to attack from the region and broadcast its messages to militants across the world.’ ”
– Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Bin Laden’s Legacy, Pages 141-142