I think you are under-estimating what intellegence is capable of Captain, both in the U.S. and abroad. I am surprised considering your military/political knowledge. Osama Bin Laden was not meant to be caught.
Do you know who Zbigniew Brzezinski is Captain? He worked as the national security advisor for the Carter administration. Here is a photo of him talking with Osama Bin Laden in 1979....they must be just having tea.
