In some repects I agree. I still don't think he's got hands on direction of the terrorist operations on a day to day basis. He has not been able to repeat in five years. Other than his short pathetic low grade video tape rantings, he's really not been much use to 'the cause'.
If Saddam had existed in his spider-hole for another five years, would that have been a major accomplishment? Eh, I'm not quite convinced it would have been. Essentially that's all Laden has accomplished IMO.
Exactly right -
With that said UBL needs to be captured / killed for the justice of it, but also for the symbolic message it will send (both at home and on the Islamic street).