Is the current Al Qaeda threat a massive red herring?

A significant terrorist threat to the safety of Americans and that of citizens of other free nations must be taken seriously. Had Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama heeded the countless warnings of a major terrorist attack at Benghazi, for example, then in all likelihood America could have been spared the slaughter if its Libyan ambassador and three others in his security detail.

The current threat has been portrayed as so significant, however, that extraordinary steps have been taken to address it. The number of U.S. embassies around the world that have been closed is almost unprecedented. And it has been years since Americans have been issued a travel warning.

In fact, the response to the threat appears so overblown that questions are raised as to its authenticity.

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