I was thinking the other day what would happen if the US actually found Bin Laden still alive. Would they take him back to the US and give him a trial that would no doubt lead to imprisonment/execution? Would they just shoot him dead on the spot?

Because if they did imprison him, over time he probably would write some books and become a hero to many Muslims. He could still control terrorist acts from jail too I reckon. If he was exected he would become a marter. Perhaps the smartest thing Bin Laden could do for his cause is give himself up publically because America would be forced to make him a hero for his cause.

Just a hypothetical.