Bin Laden Did Not Believe That 9/11 Would Make An Impact

Osama Bin Laden Initially Dismissed The Prospect Of 9/11 Style Plot Against America As 'Inconsequential' -- Daily Mail

Osama bin Laden initially dismissed the prospect of a 9/11 style plot against America as ‘inconsequential’, according to a new book.

When the strike was first proposed to him in 1996 the Al Qaeda leader was ‘noncommittal’ and refused to give his backing.

It was not until three years later before he could be brought around - and another five years before the deadliest attack on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbour eventually took place.

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My Comment: He must have realized after 9/11 that the life that he had known would be gone forever. What I am wondering about is .... did he also know this before 9/11 .... or was he in denial like the Japanese were before Pearl Harbor .... that the U.S. reaction would be passive and meek.