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Osama got "radicalized." And his authority for carrying out terrorist acts was ... what, exactly?? If he had a beef with having U.S. troops on Saudi soil (because having U.S. troops over by the Gulf taints holy Mecca over by the Red Sea 700 miles away) then his proper course was to complain to the Saudi government. After all, it's the King who claims the title of Defender of the Holy Places, not some DIY vigilante. All these "radicalized" folks waging war against everyone else have precisely as much legal authority as Y'all Qaida (Vanilla ISIS, the Infantada, etc) have to take over a wildlife refuge in Oregon.

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Don't go off on tangents on us.

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