I may be repulsed at the deeds orchestrated by Osama bin Laden …
But I’m even more repulsed at the ineptitude displayed in the attempts to stop him and his cause.
I mean, the guy’s a murderous criminal. He’s an anti-Muslim, as any credible scholar of the Koran would attest. He’s been disowned by his family and disavowed by the country of his birth.
So, why is it so hard to dislodge him as a hero to a significant portion of the Muslim world?
The answer, frankly, is in the policies of those to whom his attacks are directed. The USA and its allies have transformed the perception of Osama bin Laden into that of a modern-day Robin Hood, a rich guy who is a champion of the poor by virtue of his acts against the capitalist infidels who invade their lands and impose a foreign culture upon them. As far as I’m concerned, it takes a band of idiots to offer democracy to a country and not be able to make it palatable, but to date, the Western powers are 0-for-2 in Afghanistan and Iraq, and their mishandling of bin Laden’s image is a major reason why.
It seems clear that, until they can defeat Osama bin Laden and...