darth_ender said:

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Warbler said:

Hey, it's me. said:

Bin Laden could've disappeared for the rest of his days if he wished. He would never have been found. And where does he eventually end up being discovered ten years later? In a mansion in Pakistan watching TV. Nope I just don't buy it. Why not Iran? Plenty of sympathisers there who would've made sure he would've permanently disappeared.

I am sure he had people in Pakistan helping him. He probably thought we've never send troops into Pakistan and so he thought he was safe.

That's a very nonchalant thought from the worlds most wanted man. Iran was, and still is, a no go country for America. Your telling me after 10 years he became mildly blasé about the hunt for him and thought,'nah. Ill be alright here.' . ?

I've lost a lot of interest in this thread, but I will jump in and comment here. Not all Muslims are the same. Bin Laden was a very strict Sunni who once said that Afghanistan (prior to the fall of the Taliban, and also Sunni) was the only truly Islamic nation on earth. Iran is a Shi'ite nation, and in fact thinks itself the keeper of the faith, as no other Shi'ite nation or ethnicity is as powerful or populous. Pakistan was much more in line with his bin Laden's ideology, while Iran was not fond of him. They were very different brands of Muslim (remember, most of the violence in Iraq was between Sunnis and Shi'ites), and bin Laden chose the one that he could see eye to eye with.

When it comes to being a Muslim enemy of America there are no divisions. Did the Shi'ites openly condemn 9/11 and distance themselves from Bin Laden? The whole thing was a Sunni deal and it doesn't concern us? They could've harboured him to ths very day and America would still be scratching its head asking,'where the fuck is he?'