When the history books are written about Ben Laden and his fanatical terrorist followers (like Al-Sharaa below), it should be acknowledged that Charles Lister among DC think tankers and Ben Rhodes in the Obama administration were the biggest champions of Ben Laden in Syria. https://t.co/eZi4b4AzPT

— asad abukhalil أسعد أبو خليل (@asadabukhalil) September 21, 2025