During the next month, the U.S. set into motion a series of attacks against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The military response carried out by the U.S. was named Operation Enduring Freedom, whose mission was to capture or kill most, if not all, high-ranking members of Al-Qaeda. The ultimate goal was to capture bin Laden and bring him to trial for the attack of nine eleven. Bin Laden, himself, turned out to be a wealthy Saudi prince who used his business profits to organize and fund his terrorist enterprise. He was stripped of his Saudi citizenship in 1994 due to his continued protests against the regime of that country. Now, here's the part that wasn't in the briefing. Bin Laden organized logistical support against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan during the mid-eighties. The U.S. had no mil
