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Comment by timcobb

3 days ago

One could argue that Osama bin Laden did succeed in destroying the US if not the entire Western order.

The US did exactly what he wanted them to.

He wanted to radicalize Muslims worldwide against the West and drain American resources through prolonged wars.

It's also interesting how infrequently Americans know OBL's motivations for the 9/11 attacks. A big part of it was the American support of Israel, and OBL's belief that this would lead to further oppression of Muslim people in Palestine.

He did terrible things but was pretty accurate in his predictions.