Osama Bin Laden's Influence On Al Qaeda

Prior to 9/11 the idea that Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group al ‘Qaeda could devise and carry out such a devastating attack on the United States was almost unthinkable. However, we know now that the United States severely underestimated bin Laden’s declaration of holy war on the U.S in 1991. Despite the U.S having knowledge about threats made by al ‘Qaeda, they were able to follow through with their plan that fateful day and the U.S learned just how serious and dangerous al ‘Qaeda could be. But how did bin’ Laden create such a powerful and vicious radicalist group and more importantly how haw he able to communicate and influence his audience whilst he lived most of his life in exile from Saudi Arabia and post 9/11 on the run from the American …show more content…
He was able to effectively communicate his message and use psychological tactics to manipulate the minds of his followers that the west was the enemy and must be destroyed. He used a serious of messages and attacks on U.S troops and officials to gain credibility, but is was his serious misconception about the United States involvement in Middle East politics and the U.S’ ability to recover and retaliate after such a disaster that ultimately led to the demise of his ability to continue his effective influence after his operatives carried out their plan on September 11th, 2001. Bin Laden was forced to live the remaining years of his life on the run and although he was able to still have recruits join in the fight against the west, his lack of leadership during this time and inability to control affiliate groups lost many local Muslims who may have been sympathizes because of the extreme, brutal and horrific crimes on fellow Muslims. Osama bin Laden eventually met his own demise in 2011 and died unable to meet his long term goals and vision he had for al