According to Judith Miller( I think) from NY Times who was a correspondent and did know and learn about Bin Laden starting in 1983:
-Bin Laden is a billionaire, of course.
-His soldiers are well-trained.
-They are highly committed, and motivated.
-U.S is their enemy, WAY before Desert Storm.
-Taliban who controls 90% of Afgan. owes him big
time, because Bin Laden finances and helps
Taliban party taking over Afgan.
-I think, Mrs. Miller also saw that Bin Laden's
people did some chemical/biological weapons
testings.
-He is very educated and patient.
There are something else but I couldn't remember.
Posting this, not to affect our morale, but to understand more about what we are facing, and not under-estimate the enemies. This will be a long process and war. So let buckle down and help our govt any way we can.
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Adaptability is the key to survival!!