[whatshisface]

>when the US attacked Afghanistan after 9/11, the objective wasn't to target the exact people who carried out the attacks, but the organization behind the attacks

The mission in Afghanistan was very much to find Bin Laden. It was changed after he escaped.

[pwthornton]

It was very much to dismantle Al Qaeda and senior leadership. Just killing Bin Laden wouldn’t have done that much.

[SauciestGNU]

Apropos of this conflict, to where did Bin Laden escape?

[profsummergig]

I hope it wasn't to a military cantonment in Pakistan. That would be wild.