BlackMoria Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Congrats to the Tier One SF forces for finally dusting Bin Laden's ass. Looks like a lot of hard work in the intelligence community and the military finally paid off. I raise a cup in toast. A job well done. Looking forward to the story when it finally comes out of how the operation unfolded. Unfortunately, while the head of the snake was finally been cut off, it will change nothing. Al Queda decentralized operations after US forces moved into Afghanistan, so it will be business as usual. The downside of Bin Laden's death is that he is a marytr now for the Al Queda rank and file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastiff Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 do we have a Pakistani map? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLeftFlank Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 It seems OBL was ailing for many years, so Aynan al Zawahiri (the Egyptian doctor) is the de facto leader of AQ, although I assume OBL still signed off on major decisions. Zawahiri is the more dangerous one IMHO, as he seems far more pragmatic and cosmopolitan. OBL seems to have been a rigid religious fanatic in spite of his engineering degree -- I take this from the Peter Bergen book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Great news, but off topic I'm closing this one up. Anybody wishing to talk about this can head over to the General Forum. There's going to be a lot of talk there over the next few months, I'm sure. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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