Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess , recently retired as Defense Intelligence Agency director , told Congress that `` AQIM acquired weapons from Libya this year , kidnapped Westerners and continues its support to Nigerian based Boko Haram . '' Obama says al Qaeda 's core leadership in Pakistan has been severely weakened . Romney claims al Qaeda may have spread to almost a dozen countries . Al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan are particularly worrisome to Obama .
Obama says al Qaeda 's core leadership in Pakistan has been severely weakened . Romney claims al Qaeda may have spread to almost a dozen countries . Al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan are particularly worrisome to Obama .