The US can never proclaim ObL officially dead. (Can you imagine what the Arab "coalition" and the liberal world press and the sissies and the women would say? "Okay. It's over. We won. Now for the love of God, can we please stop bombing children's hospitals and old-folks homes and Red Cross shelters? Stop the bombing NOW!")
No. Osama bin Laden must remain "alive" for as long as possible. He is the perfect boogeyman and, by God, we will continue our campaign against terrorism until we get him, lol.
Nice theory. That's how we captured Aidid so easily back in Mog, right?