>>8786571It's like finding a specific needle in an ocean of needles.
>>8786584Possibly, but then it could have taken longer if the intel received that he was at the location he was wasn't reliable or was no longer actionable when the operation took place.
One major hindrance to intel operations in South Asia/Middle East, is the system of naming conventions.
Bin Laden could be traveling using 100 other given names he has accrued in his life time and know one would know.