I mean, considering he was found in Pakistan, close to their security forces ( ostensibly allies of the US) while the US military was pumping literal trillions into trying to control the neighboring tribal country. All the while desperately (and until yesterday) denying the fact that the Saudis had anything to do with a terrorist attack concocted by a Saudi and executed by Saudis.

I guess it’s a win, but in that case I think the entire concept of the pyrrhic victory needs to be renamed…

The Taliban offered to turn over Bin Laden for trial in any country other than the US weeks after the attacks [1][2]. If there reason to invade Afghanistan was solely to kill Bin Laden surely they'd just take the Taliban up on their offer.

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/10/15/b...

[2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/17/afghanistan.te...