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When did the Bush administration learn about Osama bin Laden?
Immediately after the September 11 attacks, U.S. government officials named Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda organization as the prime suspects
How did the Bush administration conclude Osama bin Laden was involved with the September 11 attacks?
Osama bin Laden orchestrated the attacks and initially denied involvement but later recanted his false statements.
what was did the bush administration do about Osama bin Laden?
U.S. government officials named Osama bin Laden and offered a reward of $25 million for information leading to his capture or death.
Did Osama bin Laden ever get captured?
On May 2, 2011, the White House announced that U.S. Navy SEALs had successfully carried out the operation, killing Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan.

Question: what was the administrations role in the events that happened?
Self-contained rewrite: what was the Bush administration's role in shutting down special operations targeting Osama bin Laden?