Comparison Between Osama Bin Laden And Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

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Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed were responsible for plotting 9/11. Khalid Sheik Mohammed was the 9/11 operational commander who initially planned an attack on the United States, which involved hijacking ten planes which were to be flown into buildings on both the west and east coasts.
Osama bin laden attacked the United States because of his hatred for the US and his yearning for revenge against the US. Bin Laden was motivated by the belief that the “Islamic world has been tasting [humiliation and degradation] for 80 years” by Western powers (27). For example, Saudi Arabia rejected Osama bin Laden’s offer to deploy his army to defend Saudi Arabia from Saddam Hussein’s invasion; instead, the Saudis sought the protection of the United