Bin Laden created a global, powerful terrorist organization -- Al-Qaeda.
Bin Laden essentially used his wealth, in tandem with a handful of powerful jihad leaders, to start the organization.
After he became a hero for his work agains the Soviet Union, his popularity made it such that he had no trouble recruiting members to the organization.
Bin Laden brilliantly organized the members, and expanded Al-Qaeda to global scales. Using his wealth and reputation, he managed to make it incredibly dangerous. By spreading the idea of American hatred, he turned much of radical Islam against the United States.
Do you think it would have been possible for him to create it had he not been a high class, wealthy man? Or was he only able to accomplish this because of his background?
I think he would have been able to create a form of Al-Qaeda, but not to the level he did. A lot of the early funding came from his wealth, and without that it would have taken a lot longer to get people around the world raising money. It is possible some of his earlier attacks and plans would have taken longer to organize without his wealth. Though with his dedication and popularity as a war hero he probably still would have made some type of terrorist organization.
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