Michael ScheuerThinkers

Freedom (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠never why bin Laden made war on America, by his own precise account; his reasons were American policies in the Muslim world.

Radicalization (n.) begun ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠by an enemy can be completed by its foe: the United States, in this analysis, was bin Laden's indispensable ally.

United States (n.) remains, ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠in the judgment of the CIA analyst who tracked bin Laden, bin Laden's only indispensable ally.