[AdamG247 (Navy-Ret)]

Osama is alive! Or was captured alive. He was of zero value dead. Mission failure if target killed. He was reported dead so his accomplices and/or network would not worry and go to ground, knowing he would eventually talk and provide Intel under interrogation. He may be dead now. Why do you suppose no pictures of his corpse were ever provided? Another suspicious fact was the immediate disposal of his claimed body at Sea. All nice and clean, nothing to investigate. How precise this story fits a narrative that completely shuts the door on any further speculation.

If all they wanted was his death, a lower risk solution would have been employed. Think about all the risks that were taken with Men & specialized/classified equipment in foreign territory. Just to kill him? I think not. Far too many security risks for that.

One Sniper on a hill could do the job. One Smart Bomb, etc....

Of course this is just my humble opinion being a inquisitive and thinking person.