The correct answer is B) sent a violent warning message to the United States.
By attacking the USS Cole, Al-Qaeda ultimately aimed to send a violent warning message to the United States.
We are referring to the attack perpetuated by Al-Qaeda to the Navy Destroyer ship USS Cole on October 12, 2000, when it was in Yemen. Seventeen sailors were killed in the attack and 39 were injured. With this aggression, Al-Qaeda sent a violent warning message to the United States. And let us remind that one year after this terrible incident, Al-Qaeda attacked New Yor City’s World Trade Center on September 11.