Two wars, more than a trillion dollars in expenses, and hundreds of thousands of lives, that was the heavy price to pay for the hunt for bin Laden.
In a sense, bin Laden was not the loser in the confrontation with the Americans. He changed the pattern of the entire world and made people in Western countries discover that the world they live in is not as safe as they thought.
Huntington's assertion of the clash of civilizations is further fulfilled in today's increasingly globalized world.
Facts have proved that the construction and application of soft power is more effective in resolving such conflicts. This may be the reason why the United States has grasped both soft and hard power after many years of counter-terrorism.
Bin Laden is dead, but the threat posed by his followers is more uncertain than American missiles and special forces can destroy.
It's not easy to kill bin Laden, it's even harder to kill bin Laden's dream.
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