And I think the evidence of that is very clear, including the elimination of Osama bin Laden.

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It was not clear whether or not he took part in the bin Laden mission.

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And the shift was important in producing not just the elimination of Osama bin Laden but a lot of other clear victories in that fight.

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John Nicholson, who commands along the Pakistan border in the east, also made it clear that his troops were less concerned with finding bin Laden than routing out the Taliban and any al Qaeda fighters who came their way.

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His son Alwaleed bin Talal Al-Saud is one of the richest men in the world, a clear leader in the next generation of Saudi princes, and even a potential king himself some day.

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