User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author: recap of Volume 2 part 2/@comment-9090085-20140929050631/@comment-10390252-20140929150458

1) Because it has taken them 70 or so years to rebuild enough strength to be able to do anything except get wiped out in the counter-attack;

2) She left because she'd been assigned to either infiltrate the movement or scout out one of their strong-points, possibly by Ozpin himself without the knowledge or permission of the Council who had decreed that the reborn Anti-Individualists either did not exist or were 'dead enders' who were no threat to the unprecedented era of peace;

3) The reason Qrow is unseen is because he's been very, very good and avoiding threats; besides, they may not even know he is a direct threat to them; they may not even know he exists!

4) Vale is the home of the best Hunter Academy and is a place known for its' individualistic traditions (such as the Festival); it is thus both a practical and symbolic target.