Hard to figure out the score card, but OBL is not a tactical hands on planner. He is more of a spiritual philosopher and guide. A Mullah of sorts with delusions of grandeur.
Alliances are but a convenient tool for him to achieve his goals. He is trading favor for favor. With the goal of killing or converting us all.
"Alliances are but a convenient tool for him to achieve his goals. He is trading favor for favor. With the goal of killing or converting us all."
If he is a spiritual leader, then he should oppose Communist China more than he opposes the US. If he is a spiritual leader he should oppose the Russians more than the US (after all, they are bombing his co-religionists in Chechnya to smitherings). The US is full of Jews and Christians (people who the Koran gives special mention as "People of the Book")...not to mention the fact that we are home to millions of Muslims who practice their religion freely. None of this adds up. OBL is a terrorist. OBL is an enemy of the United States. But I think we have yet to discover his (and those who control him) real agenda.